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Subject: Re: Movei gets won RPvR ending vs Junior, maybe

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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