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Subject: Re: Analysis, fortress draws, and hash tables

Author: Per Steneskog

Date: 05:09:45 08/08/04

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On August 07, 2004 at 23:23:00, Robin Smith wrote:

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>[D]4r1k1/6p1/5n2/3p4/pp1P3Q/5P2/PP6/K7 w - - 0 39
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>Here, while computers see a large advantage, a human can spot the possibility of
>a fortress, could verify the fortress does indeed hold, and then enter this
>position's evaluation as 0.00.
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Pardon me, I haven't read the Uri post, but is this really possible to hold?
What prevents white from attacking the q-side pawns from behind? Sure black
might recapture a pawn, but I still prefer white, and it is certainly not a
fortress.

A small note about the real subject: I imagine it costs more than it gives,
unless the engine is a non-brute force.

// Regards, Per Steneskog



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