Author: James T. Walker
Date: 11:41:28 08/02/04
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On August 02, 2004 at 11:23:31, David Dahlem wrote: >[D]4k3/8/4P3/5K1P/3R4/3p2r1/8/8 w - - 1 54 > >In this position against Ruffian 1.05, I don't think tablebases would have >helped Pro Deo. It gave away the advantage with 54. h6, allowing Ruffian to >draw. Perhaps there was no way to win anyway? > >Regards >Dave I suspect your position is a draw anyway. But the point is in the position I posted Pro Deo gave away the draw. With tablebases it would have been able to draw and save the half point. Also it doesn't matter if you turn a draw into a loss or a win into a draw it's still a half point you should not have lost. It's even worse when you turn a win into a loss and give up the full point. Almost all modern chess programs use tablebases now. Jim
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