Author: jefkaan
Date: 08:33:21 05/21/05
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On May 21, 2005 at 06:55:37, Terry McCracken wrote: >>white TPR: 2345 >>black TPR: 2253 > >These results may be due to opening book preparations, and some luck, well the books are also made for black, you know, so this wouldnt make such a difference. > the first move is only worth 20 rtg pts at best. uh, 2345 minus 2253 actually is 92 rating points; not 20.. you seem to be reasoning out of your own conviction that chess is a draw; this is not hundred percent certain yet. but i agree the CCT7 sample is too small to draw conclusions; also not all the engines were quite strong. PS in any case chess will not be a win in 73 moves or so, like posted as an example by James Walker. with perfect defence it obviously will be a much much longer game. and then again, i suspect that the 50 move rule will enhance blacks drawing chances. ok, such are the human/fide rules, but there would be nothing against an engine disregarding this in his egtb analysis, and just trying to get a win anyway, or eg. announcing something like mate in 76, without any captures or so. up to the opponent then to try to complete the 50 moves.. Jef PS tried to find some unequal bishop 6 men endgames to get an idea about the theory, but may of the tables i needed were not available yet. bishop + two pawns against 'other bishop': drawish, but then again, white might be able to avoid such an endgame. PS2 while Pable and Nemeth are anti-computer players, in some fundamental sense i am interested in anti-human chess, ie. perfect play. while current theory and common GM opinion are saying that such defences as Petrov, closed Ruy Lopez, etc. are drawish, i am not convinced of that, and while gradully improving my book, i continously find new and better lines for white, even although it's a tedious exercise and getting more difficult over time. So as soon as i will hit a brick wall, and won't be able to make more improvements, i'll stop with with this bookmaking hobby and declare conventional chess a draw. ok, maybe i'll owe you a beer then.. :)
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