Author: KarinsDad
Date: 09:18:43 12/23/98
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On December 23, 1998 at 04:47:55, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >On December 23, 1998 at 04:02:06, Nouveau wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>I have two completely different questions : >> >>1-I saw at the Mindscape homepage that there is a Mac version of >>CM5000...has anyone tested it ? Is it the same engine than the PC version ? >>How does it compare with Hiarcs6 ? >> >>2-I'm doing a match between Hiarcs6 and MacChess 5.0, and after a strange >>middle game they entered a KNB-K ending, and Hiarcs won. What is the theory >>on this ending ? Is it a practical win ? Or is it just MacChess that played >>it badly ? >> >>Thanks for your answers >> >>Jeff > >Mr. Nouveau, > >The side with any two minor pieces can win against a single king. Hiarcs6 is >very good at this. Just consult any good chess textbook. I was under the impression that KNN may be a forced win in some circumstances, but usually isn't due to the knight's inability to make a waitng move like a bishop (i.e. if a knight moves, it must go to a square of the opposite color, but this may not be desired). Did a program find a way to force a win with KNN or was Nouveau just partially mistaken? KNB and KBB allow forced wins. :-) KarinsDad
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