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Subject: Re: Can Chess Engines perform Real Sacrifices???

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 01:07:12 12/14/98

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On December 14, 1998 at 00:12:19, blass uri wrote:

>I do not know if it is a good sacrifice.
>I suggest a simple test for it.
>can you beat chessmaster,fritz5,Junior5 with the sacrifice(You have the right to
>take back moves)?
>
>If you cannot then I suspect that it is a wrong sacrifice.

I think this has to do with what a "real sacrifice" is.

I wouldn't use the term to describe a situation where a piece is sacrificed in
return for massive compensation against the king, in the form of increased
tactical complexity.  I would tend to use it in a case where you're still
playing chess after the sacrifice, a case where there aren't extremely specific
threats that need to be made and defended against, a case where there are
resources for either side, and where compensation tends to be long-range.

bruce



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