Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 14:19:14 05/06/03
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On May 05, 2003 at 18:18:05, Uri Blass wrote: >On May 05, 2003 at 17:51:09, Richard Pijl wrote: > >>On May 05, 2003 at 16:52:59, Peter Berger wrote: >> >>>On May 05, 2003 at 16:44:38, Richard Pijl wrote: >>> >>>>>[D]8/1p1k4/4p2p/1PP2pp1/2KP4/7P/6P1/8 w - - 0 1 >>>>> >>>>>This is a draw (I hope ;) ). >>>>>Peter >>>> >>>>The Baron doesn't seem to agree on that: >>>> >>>> 14(45). 1856 509122289 298 d4d5 e6d5 c4d5 d7c7 d5e6 f5f4 e6f5 c7d7 f5g6 >>>>h6h5 g6g5 d7e8 g5h5 e8f7 c5c6 f4f3 c6b7 >>> >>>No doubt. Fritz even has +5 after more than an hour of search - as I explained, >>>computers don't understand this motive. But I am pretty sure I am right :) >>> >>>It's much easier to understand for a human. >>> >>>A sample line: >>> >>>1. d5 e5! 2. b6 e4 3. Kd5 h5 4. g4 fxg4 5. fxg4 h4 and the draw is quite >>>obvious. I do not get it after 5...h4 6.Kxe4 and white picks up the pawn somewhere at h2 and go on to win! Or am I missing something? Torstein >>> >>>Peter >> >>You're right Peter. >> >>After forcing 1..e5 Baron's score jumped to +5 as well, but when looking at the >>line that came with it, it is a simple draw. >> >>Richard. > >I do not understand the high positional score of Fritz and Baron. > >White is only one pawn up after d5 e5 and there are no unstoppable passed pawns. >I could understand positional score of a pawn or 2 for white to get total score >of 2-3 pawns(white has pawns that are more advanced and it is more easy to win >with advantage in a pawn endgame) but not positional score of 4 pawns. > >Uri
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