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Subject: Re: Probability of nullmove fails

Author: Dieter Buerssner

Date: 13:38:42 01/17/04

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On January 17, 2004 at 16:28:15, Klaus Friedel wrote:
>Now the question:
>What are characteristic attributes of posiitions in which the null search is
>more likely to fail with error 2 (besides zugzwang positions).

I think, there are many types of positions. One example: typical black position
after castling king side, bK g8, bP f7, g6, h7. White has a pwan on f6. Now
white needs a couple of moves, to get his Q to h6, and mate with Qh6-h7. Perhaps
on the way, white even gives material. An engine might easily see PVs like Qh3
null (fails high for black) Qh6 null. Those null moves will "eat" a lot of
depth, before seeing the real threat. It has nothing to do with Zugzwang.

Regards,
Dieter





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