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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