Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 13:35:26 12/27/03
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On December 27, 2003 at 11:51:52, Brian Katz wrote: >On December 27, 2003 at 07:51:59, Richard Pijl wrote: > >>On December 27, 2003 at 06:29:39, Brian Katz wrote: >> >>>On December 27, 2003 at 00:51:11, Mike Byrne wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>[d]8/r7/8/5bk1/8/5B2/5RPP/6K1 b - - 0 1 >> >>>I am assuming you are referring to this position without the use of Tablebases, >>>since with Tablebases this position is a forced draw, as we all know. >> >>For The Baron there is no significant difference with of without (5 men) >>tablebases. Instant draw eval here. >>Richard > >It is a shame that without Tablebases, the Great Fritz 8 cannot see that it >should be =(0.00) What is also suprising to me is the fact that Shredder 6 had >trouble realizing this as well. I was always under the impression that Shredder >6 was regarded as very good in the endgame. > >Brian For a test, try removing one pawn and see what it thinks. Many older engines would correctly find B+RP was a draw, but not if there were _two_ rook pawns. IE Crafty will find the draw if the entire file is full of pawns if the king is at h8. :)
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