Author: Uri Blass
Date: 03:41:31 09/21/03
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On September 21, 2003 at 06:37:06, Uri Blass wrote: >On September 21, 2003 at 06:22:22, Sune Fischer wrote: > >>On September 21, 2003 at 06:04:34, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On September 21, 2003 at 04:59:46, Sune Fischer wrote: >>> >>>>On September 21, 2003 at 01:00:37, Paul Byrne wrote: >>>> >>>>I tried a different, even faster position, looks like it's a big zugzwang! >>>> >>>>[D]8/8/pppppppp/8/8/PPPPPPPP/8/8 w - - >> >>>I can confirm that it is wrong without programs >>>The pv says >>>1.a4 h5 2.h4 a5 3.c4 e5 4.e4 d5 >>> >>>White is clearly winning by exd5 so without expressing opinion if white is >>>losing this line is not the reason that white is losing. >> >>It seems to be a bad idea to cull losing captures in qsearch. > >I do not see what that pv has to do with pruning losing captures. >How do you get a losing capture with only pawns on the board? > >Uri You of course can get it if the opponent get unstoppable passed pawn because of the capture but it is not the case here. Uri
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