Author: Harald Faber
Date: 02:16:30 01/25/99
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On January 23, 1999 at 03:55:10, earl takasaki wrote: >I have found that Junior makes some very scary evaluations in the simplest >endgames. Here just one example (the end of a wellknown endgame position). > >Whitepawns: g4 h5 >WhiteKing: h6 >Blackpawn h7 >Blackking: g8 > >White to move. > >White simply moves g5 and its all over, but Junior evaluates g5 as 0.00 choosing >Kg5 instead! Kg5 might win eventually (i didn't check) but it sure makes in >tougher for white. What gives? Tougher for white? Why? Black keeps the King on g8 and h8, white can't force him to leave that fields. Finally white has to trade the g-pawn for the back h-pawn what leaves a draw endgame, so nothing wrong so far.
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