Author: blass uri
Date: 12:28:07 01/06/99
Go up one level in this thread
On January 06, 1999 at 13:46:39, Jon Dart wrote: >I have been running a test suite from ECE (Encylopedia of Chess >Endings) for a while. > >The very first problem is this one: > >R7/8/8/8/3K4/8/3kp3/8 w - - bm Ra1; id "position 0001"; > >Crafty and Arasan both prefer Ra2+. Arasan's PV is >Ra2+ Kd1 Kd3 e1=N+ Kc3 Nf3 etc. In words, White forces >Black to under-promote and goes into a KR vs KN endgame, >which is almost certainly drawn. > >Ra1 draws immediately, after e1=Q Rxe1 Kxe1. > >It is pretty hard to say that Ra2+ is really worse, but >a human player would probably see that both approaches >draw and opt for the draw right away. I do not think that a human player would opt for the draw right away. I think most of the humans would try to win by Ra2+ hoping for a mistake of the opponent. Uri
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.