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Subject: Re: Shredder 9 question

Author: Ernst Walet

Date: 11:40:23 02/04/05

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On February 04, 2005 at 04:49:31, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:

>On February 03, 2005 at 22:00:42, Ernst Walet wrote:
>
>>Does Shredder 9 use tablebases in these positions?
>>
>>
>>8/5k2/8/2R5/4r3/8/3K1P2/8 b - -
>>8/5k2/N7/2R5/4r3/8/5K2/8 w - -
>>8/5k2/2R5/8/6br/8/5K2/8 b - -
>>5k2/8/8/8/3N2bn/1K6/8/8 w - -
>>
>>
>>Shredder 8 doesn't.
>
>
>All Shredder versions are using the tablebases is those positions to find out
>that the position is draw. As there is no point in playing a random draw move
>from the tablebases, Shredder will try to find out the "best" draw move or at
>least one that is not stupid in a higher sense.
>
>I have changed that in Shredder 9 a bit, Shredder 9 will only try to find the
>best move if there is still a chance to win.
>
>Stefan

I understand, thanks.

Ernst.



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