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Subject: Re: Fritz 5.32 and endgame databases

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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