Author: Dan Honeycutt
Date: 18:51:18 06/13/05
My thanks to Chris Conkie for testing Bruja with the following position which arises just about every day: [D]2n1k1n1/1n1n1n1n/n1n1n1n1/8/8/1N1N1N1N/N1N1N1N1/1N1K1N2 w - - 0 1 Bruja would not search the position. On digging, I found that Bruja evaluates the position as a draw due to insufficient material even though both sides have a generous amount of material. The problem was in the following function which I give in full for those using Simon. Original ======== int CanWin() { int can_win = 0; if (w_pawns || w_queens || w_rooks || (w_bishops > 1) || (w_bishops && w_knights)) can_win |= 1; if (b_pawns || b_queens || b_rooks || (b_bishops > 1) || (b_bishops && b_knights)) can_win |= 2; return can_win; } Corrected ========= int CanWin() { int can_win = 0; if (w_pawns || w_queens || w_rooks || (w_bishops > 1) || (w_bishops && w_knights) || (w_knights > 2)) can_win |= 1; if (b_pawns || b_queens || b_rooks || (b_bishops > 1) || (b_bishops && b_knights) || (b_knights > 2)) can_win |= 2; return can_win; } To Dann Corbit: can you update the current Simon? Bruja will be fixed with the next release, but I do not plan to make a special release for this. Best Dan H.
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