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Subject: Re: endgame eval

Author: James Long

Date: 20:55:12 11/01/98

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On November 01, 1998 at 23:36:36, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 01, 1998 at 23:21:09, James Long wrote:
>
>>
>>In the following position (from ECE3100), why is Ra1
>>better than Ra2+?
>>
>>position 0001
>>R7/8/8/8/3K4/8/3kp3/8 W - - 0 1
>>
>>solution is Ra1
>>
>>10...    17.25    626760     1.900    Ra2+ Kd1 Kd3 e1=N+ Ke3 Nc2+ Kf2 Kd2
>>                                      Rb2 Kd1 Rb1+ Kd2 Rh1 Kd3 Kf1
>>
>>my move is ...Ra2+
>>[wrong][-][-][36730][10.00]
>>

>
>something seems wrong here.  Ra1 is a draw, as is Ra2+...  so I don't see
>why the suite would have one but not the other...  Not to mention nearly any
>other move...  IE white can pass, let black play e1=Q, then check at a2, then
>check at a1 and draw...
>
>seems strange...

I see...
This suite came with the Arasan 4.1 distribution.  It is made of 100
positions from the ECE3100 suite. I don't know if Jon modified
anything or not.


---
James




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