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Subject: Re: Fritz 5.32 and endgame databases

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 07:48:24 01/26/99

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On January 26, 1999 at 02:05:34, eric guttenberg wrote:

>Or take this position: White  p g2 g3 h3    b g1   r h1   k h2
>                      Black  p f2     k d8      Black to move
>The obvious win is  ...f1(N) checkmate. Fritz 532 will not even
>consider that move.  Strangely, it will solve the same position
>if colors are reversed but as black it refuses to do so in that
>or similar positions.

This is interesting.  Fritz analysis only shows 9 legal moves here!?  None of
the 9 moves are f1=X.  There are the 5 king moves and 4 of the fxg1=X.
Obvious bug
Jim Walker



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