Author: Harald Faber
Date: 05:34:44 01/26/99
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On January 26, 1999 at 03:28:05, blass uri wrote: >>I've stumbled on what looks like a silly problem (bug) using Fritz 5.32 and >>endgame databases. I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but I've >>don't remeber reading anything about it neither here nor in rgcc (I don't read >>every post though), so here it goes: >> >>Take the following position (Black to move): >>White: Kg6, Rh4, Ph3 >>Black: Kg8, Rf7 >> >>I was playing black (we got here from an endgame position taken from a textbook) >>and moved 1...Rg7+. Fritz using the databases evaluated all continuations as (0) >>and played 2.Kh6. I replyed 2...Rh7+ and here Fritz evaluated again all moves as >>(0) and played the unbelievable 3.Kg6?? losing the rook and the game. After >>3...Rxh4 it returned to the normal engine and quickly realized white is lost. >> >>Has anyone faced this problem before? I'm using a Fritz 5.32 update downloaded >>from Chessbase's site late December. I've not tested other positions, but it >>looks like the program's not noticing the difference between a draw and a loss >>(database problem?). Is this some configuration problem or what? >> >>Thanks in advance, >>Nuno >This was a problem of Fritz5.16 >I told chessbase about it and they told me they hope to solve the problem in >Fritz5.32 > Hmm. It was also a problem of Fritz4 (!). Still problems....?!? Amazing.
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