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Subject: Re: KQ vs KR

Author: Jouni Uski

Date: 22:53:42 10/12/98

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On October 12, 1998 at 22:01:43, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On October 11, 1998 at 13:41:16, John Coffey wrote:
>
>>Can a program like crafty win KQ vs. KR without tablebases?  (Assuming a
>>minute or so per move?)
>>
>>John Coffey
>
>
>Crafty can't...  I doubt any program can.  Most GM's can't until they
>study it...  I was at the ACM event where Browne tried to beat Belle and
>failed miserably several times.  He studied it, then at the rematch
>he won easily.  But it is non-trivial the first time, and I have had
>an occasional GM get into this ending on ICC and offer a draw immediately.

In SSDF big game archive I found about 40 KQ-KR games and for my BIG surprise
all except one were won by Q side and this without any tablebases!!

Jouni



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