Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 06:43:34 02/03/04
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On February 03, 2004 at 03:23:11, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 03, 2004 at 00:25:24, Joel wrote: > >>In my opinion, OliThink's eval in the game against Bodo was very poor. >> >>[D] 1r1k1q2/p3br2/Bp1p4/2p5/3pQ3/1P3P2/P1P4P/1K2R1R1 b >> >>This diagram is almost right, but needs to be flipped across a vertical line >>going through the centre of the board. >> >>I might be bothered posting the correct one later (I am at work atm, this is cut >>and pasted from Peter's msg). >> >>But anyhow, its good enough to demonstrate a point. Namely, that Olithink's eval >>was off by a mile! Look at the difference in king safety! Bodo has a decent pawn >>sheild, and a fearsome attack on an open file, against OliThink's king which is >>sitting like a duck in the centre! >> >>Joel > > >[D]3qk1r1/2rb3p/4p1pB/5p2/3Qp3/2P3P1/P4P1P/1R1R2K1 b - - 0 21 > >Here is the correct diagram. > >black is totally lost and a tactical mistake in this position is certainly not >the reason for the loss. > >Movei says more than +2 for white after some search. > >Uri Years ago, it used to be "common wisdom" that chess-playing programs would go beserk when the position became untenable. Ideally, a chess engine would be programmed to play hard right to the bitter end. Bob D.
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