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Subject: Re: It was true when it was written

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 11:23:46 02/25/04

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On February 25, 2004 at 14:16:15, Sune Fischer wrote:

>Actually the point isn't so much whether it is crushing or not, the point is
>that the right move may be played for the wrong reasons.
>
>The move might be good (objectively speaking forcing a win) but to be sure of
>that you need a fairly deep calculation, way too deep to be found in 1 second.
>
>When an engine makes the right move for the wrong reasons it is always cause >for concern, IMO.
>
>Bottom line it is a matter of "style", not tactical abilities, hence I'm not
>sure I'd consider it a good test position.

I really dont care for the reasons my engine has, as long as it's playing the
right moves.

If it's playing the wrong ones, then it's a time to care about reasons.

In this case, the reason for busting up the position is it deems white's
king position as untenable. And I think that's the right reason, too.

--
GCP



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