Author: Dieter Buerssner
Date: 15:14:45 02/16/04
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On February 16, 2004 at 10:24:26, martin fierz wrote: >i think i saw KRP-KR once, muse on the weak side, clear draw. gothmog thought it >was about 1.5 pawns ahead IIRC. a simple but good rule for this one is: if the >king of the defending side is anywhere on the pawn's path to a queen, it's a >draw - i don't return a draw there, but something like -0.5 pawns for the >defender - after all, you still have small chances against a weak opponent. but >perhaps this was in a game against frenzee - i hope i haven't mixed things up... Martin, can you please elaborate on your rule "anywhere on the pawn's path to a queen". I don't get it. I believe I understand basic draw and won positions in KRPKR (from text books). But I am not able to understand your rule. Regards, Dieter
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