Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:12:13 01/31/04
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On January 31, 2004 at 12:00:53, Chessfun wrote: >On January 31, 2004 at 11:46:42, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On January 31, 2004 at 11:18:31, Anthony Cozzie wrote: >> >>>. >> >>I can add that the problem is lack of knowledge movei has a small score for >>supporting the pawn but the score for centralizing the king is bigger. >> >>Movei was slosest to mate in the following position >> >>[D]8/1K2k3/1P6/8/8/8/1R6/r7 w - - 0 144 >> >>I need to reduce the score for centralizing the king when all pawns are on one >>side of the board including the specific case when there is only one pawn. >> >>I also was afraid when movei that has no bad trade code sacrificed a rook for >>bishop passed pawn and some initiative but fortunately the sacrifice was correct >>or Junior blundered later and I need to anlayze it to know. >> >>I was surprised by Junior's less of knowledge when it evaluated losing position >>as only a very small advantage for movei. >> >>Knowledge about these endgames is important even without tablebases because it >>is possible to get them as leaf position when it is impossible to look at >>tablebases without significant slow down. >> >>It seems that Junior does not care to have the king near the files of the only >>pawn when movei has knowledge about it but also knowledge about centralizing the >>king that was counter productive. >> >>Uri > >Had Junior had 5 person bases installed then it wouldn't have played 52...Rxh4 >which left it in a lost base position. It also would likely have changed other >moves prior to that. > >Sarah. Yes Both sides had not tablebases but there was a problem of knowledge. Junior's lack of knowledge to put the king in the right files can be also a problem in different positions that are not tablebases position. Movei's desire to centralize the king can be also a problem in different position. Uri
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