Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 23:26:39 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. I read somewhere (perhaps Karl Marx Plays Chess, by Andy Soltis?) that he didn't even win it easily, he captured the rook on his 50th move, i.e. he was one move away from allowing a draw claim. Dave Gomboc
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