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Subject: Re: Assigning a non-zero score to a draw by repetition

Author: David Dahlem

Date: 09:13:40 11/15/04

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On November 15, 2004 at 11:46:13, Alvaro Jose Povoa Cardoso wrote:

>I was wondering if it is correct to assign a zero score to a position that is a
>draw by 3 fold repetition.

That's the way i do it. Otherwise, how else could any engine decide, based on
the evaluation score, whether to go for repetition or to avoid repetition?

Regards
Dave

>What I mean is that if for example white is ahead in material and black is
>fighting desperately for a draw, black will try to reach that drawn position as
>quick as possible while white will try to postpone that position as much as it
>can.
>It's a sort of distance to mate but in this case it is a distance to draw by
>repetition.
>Does this make any sense to you?
>I would appreciate your comments.
>
>Brest regards,
>Alvaro Cardoso



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