Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Computer Can't See the Win...Horizon Effect Awk another Correction!

Author: Jorge

Date: 11:39:54 03/25/05

Go up one level in this thread


On March 24, 2005 at 01:09:49, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On March 24, 2005 at 00:55:01, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>On March 24, 2005 at 00:05:18, Jorge wrote:
>>
>>>On March 23, 2005 at 22:03:47, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 23, 2005 at 17:24:54, Chris Welty wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On March 23, 2005 at 09:33:25, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>[D] 8/8/P7/5p2/2B3k1/1P5p/2r2P2/6K1 b - - 0 52
>>>>>
>>>>>>52..Rc1+ is a mistake. Plug in 52..Rb2! and watch your evaluation go haywire:-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rb2! is -+
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Terry
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks again. You're right, 52...Rc1+ is not as good as 52...Rb2 which is
>>>>>definitely winning for Black.
>>>>>
>>>>>What really made the evaluation go haywire was 52...h2+! You might have fun
>>>>>checking that one out :)
>>>>>
>>>>>Chris
>>>>
>>>>Yes, that is also a killer move...Black has all the fun;-)
>>>>
>>>>Terry
>>>
>>>
>>>Shredder8 plays Kh4 with Eval of -7.80.
>>>
>>>jorge
>>
>>I doubt it...and even if it did, would that make it the best move? Well no, it
>>wouldn't. Wrong technique...Kg4! is best, period. Youl'd know that if you're
>>above 2000.
>>
>>I suppose you're trying to tell me Shredder 8 _knows_ better than me?
>>
>>No program _knows_ more than I in these positions. In fact no program has even
>>100th of what I know of chess. What they can do better than me is not making a
>>careless error in short and mid-range tactics, that's all.
>>
>>Terry
>
>Heck I thought you meant the intial position...arrgghh! Kh4 will win as well.
>Like I said, Black has all the fun:o)
>
>Terry

Incidently, Shredder 9 thinks the same way, but DeepJunior9 opted for Rb2,
regardless- black is having fun. :)

jorge



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.