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Subject: Re: Junior 8 can't mates with B+N !!

Author: Milorad Madjar

Date: 03:27:48 07/27/03

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On July 27, 2003 at 06:18:52, George Tsavdaris wrote:

>On July 27, 2003 at 05:56:23, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On July 27, 2003 at 05:20:37, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>>
>>>Junior 8 can’t mates without TBs with B+N !!!!!
>>
>>No surprise.
>>A lot of programmers do not consider that knowledge as important when tablebases
>>can solve the problem.
>>
>>Uri
>
>As Junior8 is able to use tablebases for mating in a KBNK position and in the
>CD of Junior there are all the 3-4 piece tablebases, there is no need to
>add the proper knowledge.
>If someone doesn't want to use tablebases with Junior it's OK. But of course
>this should not be used as a reason to say that Junior 8 is stupid and don't
>know chess. (I'm not refering to Mr Nemeth as i don't think he said that.
>Although i don't understand what was the reason to post this).

Of course, I think that is very stupid if one the best chess programs (or
Kramnik, Kasparov, Fisher,Capablanka,  ....) don't know mates without TBs with
B+N than he must see or read to Tbs or different book for mates!!!!!
Regards
Milan




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