Author: Marc Bourzutschky
Date: 09:40:33 05/04/04
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On May 04, 2004 at 10:44:43, Tord Romstad wrote: >When there is little thinking time left, my engine annoyingly often fails to win >KQKR endgames. Are there any simple but effective eval tricks which can help to >play such endgames well without searching very deeply? > >Tord This ending is tough because it appears to be inherently tactical, so even with good heuristics you'll need a minimum amount of look ahead to see whether a rook separated from the king can be forked (check extensions!). On a 16x16 board this ending is no longer a win for the queen, further supporting the idea that there is probably no general strategy. -Marc
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