Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:09:53 05/12/05
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On May 12, 2005 at 04:46:43, Walter Faxon wrote: >On May 11, 2005 at 21:01:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On May 11, 2005 at 20:21:19, jefkaan wrote: >> >>>just wondering.. >>>maybe Robert Hyatt can make some comments ? >>>thx in advance >>>jef >>>PS vincent spare me your reply; >>>or otherwise think first before posting >> >> >>Not sure what you are looking for. FIDE 50-move rule now has no exceptions, >>which means many egtb positions are useless since the mate goes beyond the >>50-move limit without a capture or pawn push... > > >Have any egtb's been generated with the current rule in mind? Not that I know of. We have had discussions about combo tablebases that contain both DTM and DTC information that could be used to win many endings that are drawn with perfect play (shortest distance to mate) but which can be won with sub-optimal play that makes a capture or pawn promotion at the right point to bypass the 50 move draw.
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