Author: Dimitris Poulos
Date: 11:06:24 02/17/05
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On February 17, 2005 at 13:46:24, Norm Pollock wrote: >On February 17, 2005 at 13:27:15, Dimitris Poulos wrote: > >>On February 17, 2005 at 08:46:50, Norm Pollock wrote: >> >>>Due to the availability of database software and the availability of chess games >>>in pgn form, I was able to do a study of chess results. I think I came up with a >>>surprising observation. Rather than ramble on, let me just give you the link to >>>the thread at the winboard forum where I posted the study: >>> >>>http://volker-pittlik.name/wbforum/viewtopic.php?t=1660 >> >>Hi Norm, >>how many moves does it take to win a won position? >>about 10-100 IMO (an endgame for example) >> >>Dimitris > >Hi Dimitris, > >You would have to define a "won" position to me. If it is a clear win, then the >opponent should resign, or you should be able to finish the win in just a few >moves. If the win is "out there", like you are a queen up with still 12 pieces >on the board, then it is anybody's guess how many moves you need. > >-Norm Yes, I supose it is the second case. A won position is when you are a pawn ahead posibly. Some tablebase endgames need hundreds of moves to mate. Dimitris
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