Author: GuyHaworth
Date: 02:55:40 09/04/04
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I like Rob's approach - to look for subgoals and phases. The method he
recommends is also stated (for one) in Muller/Lamprecht's 'Fundamental Chess
Endings', p18 with the supporting observations:
- wK stays in opposition to, or a N-move, away from the bK
- the N stays near the bK, tending to cover flight-square the B doesn't
- it is essential to know 5k2/5N2/5K2/5B2/8/8/8/8/8 and the W rule.
It would be interesting to use the KBNK EGT to see to what extent these phases
actually occur in DTC- (== DTM-) optimal play.
Also, one can see the distribution of squares the bK is on when mated
(WILHELM?), and test whether White still wins when those mates most remote from
the b-corner squares are removed. FCE says mate "can only be forced in the
'right corner'" so maybe this is a non-exercise.
I don't know of any Artificial Neural-Network experiments, aiming to capture the
hidden 'higher-level knowledge' of KBNK in the ANN parameters. Such an
experiment would be interesting. I wonder if it would capture the phasing and
principles above as well.
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