Author: Soren Riis
Date: 12:17:53 02/09/99
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On February 09, 1999 at 14:37:16, Dann Corbit wrote: >The whole point of these benchmarks is that some GM's write excellent chess >books, and create board situations where we need to find the most excellent >move. If a GM has picked a move that is supposed to be excellent, then it must >be remarkable to refute it with checkmate. Perhaps when the board is clear and >you don't have the pv in front of you it is not as obvious. On the other hand, >there really are bugs in the EPD test suites. (I estimate at least 20%)! I get your point. I suppose my problem is that I cannot imagine a grandmaster making the kind of mistake you suggest. If I understand you right some grandmaster must have claimed that the first position is a draw (after Kf4) and that the second position is a draw (after Kh6). I cannot imagine any serious chess player make such a claim. How strong was the author who collected problem one and two. A grandmaster might of course suggest a variation claiming for example that Kf4 is "only move" (in the sense that all other moves loses without any fight) WITHOUT claiming that Kf4 (or Kh6) holds the position for black. Who is the grandmaster who is supposed to have made such a claim? Any idiot can write a chess book - Grandmaster titles are not rewarded from writing books ;-) Soren Riis
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