Author: Uri Blass
Date: 03:11:49 04/24/05
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On April 24, 2005 at 05:03:07, chandler yergin wrote: >On April 24, 2005 at 00:42:56, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On April 23, 2005 at 12:13:53, chandler yergin wrote: >> >>>On April 23, 2005 at 11:25:20, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >>> >>>>>Hmmm ok Typical computer thinking. >>>>> >>>>>The human sees the draw instantly; the White King goes to h1, and Black's Bishop >>>>>is the wrong color. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks for the input. >>>> >>>>I suspect it would be really easy to make the programs see a draw instantly too, >>>>but what's the point, sometimes humans and even programs will make mistakes in >>>>such positions. >>> >>>What's the point? Kidding right? >>> >>>The Programs are touted to play Grandmaster Level Chess or better... >>> >>>That's the Point. >> >>The move is not a mistake so I do not see why that move prevent the program to >>play at GM level. > >The move may not be a mistake for that Program. >I would like to know if it is true for other Engines, which if so, >would indicate it is a programmed thing, and really represents Computer >thinking, as compared to humans. > >Please try it on your Engine and let us know? >Thanks, > Chan Only engines with knowledge may avoid capturing the bishop. The point is that engines without knowledge do not evaluate capturing the bishop as a draw and prefer it as a better move when engines that evaluate both capturing the bishop and not capturing the bishop as a draw have no reason to prefer capturing the bishop. It is not a bug. Uri
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