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

Author: blass uri

Date: 01:43:57 12/14/98

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On December 14, 1998 at 04:07:12, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>
>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.

If the sacrifice is right then you can prove it by a game against programs.
I did not say a short game.
If you cannot beat chess programs by the sacrifice even after many moves when
you have the right to take back moves then I suspect that the sacrifice is
wrong.

Uri
>
>bruce



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