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Subject: Re: How to search for a win with the highest material

Author: Matthias Gemuh

Date: 08:12:25 03/06/04

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On March 06, 2004 at 10:04:11, Alvaro Jose Povoa Cardoso wrote:

>Hi,
>Let's suppose I want to add an option that causes my search engine to search not
>for the shortest win but for a win with the highest possible material in order
>to humiliate.
>In other words, if there are two possible wins, one shorter but that ends with
>low material for the winning side, the other is longer but ends with more
>material for the winning side the engine will select the last line.
>
>Best regards,
>Alvaro Cardoso



You need at least rook advantage to checkmate.
So simply treat checkmates in search as illegal, while keeping a rook material
advantage, till you are standing infront of last checkmate ;).

/Matthias.



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