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Subject: Endgame Knowledge

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 12:07:28 11/24/98


2B5/k7/8/K7/4B3/8/8/8 w - - id drawend1;
8/1Q6/8/8/8/8/p4K2/k7 w - - id drawend2;
8/2Q5/8/8/8/6K1/2p5/2k5 b - - id drawend3;
5nrb/2q2Pn1/6pk/8/6K1/8/8/8 w - - id drawend4:
8/8/8/7p/6kp/4b3/7K/8 w - - id drawend5;
8/8/8/8/3b4/p2k4/P7/1K6 b - - id drawend6;
8/8/8/3k4/4q3/5R2/6P1/6K1 b - - id drawend7;
8/4k3/6K1/8/4N1N1/8/8/8 w - - id drawend8;

Do programs know that these 8 positions are drawn?
How important is it it to include this specific
endgame knowledge? - From both programmer and consumer
perspective.

I think most programs will know the draw with KNN vs K
or the rook pawn with the wrong colored bishop.



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