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Subject: Re: A simple pawn endgame

Author: Dieter Buerssner

Date: 15:41:54 10/09/05

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On October 09, 2005 at 18:10:59, Peter Berger wrote:

>[D]8/1k4p1/8/5p1p/PPP5/6K1/8/8 w - -
>
>It is quite accessible for humans IMHO, but surprisingly difficult for some of
>the engines that are well-known to rock in pawn endgames, like Yace and
>Shredder.

Peter, Yace does not need very long here, to show the win. Score of > 5 in less
than 3 minutes.

It is difficult in comparision to many other pawn endgames, because it is
totally unblocked. In many difficult pawn endgames, engines will search very
deep, because of a small branching factor. The endgames are rather blocked, or
will be blocked soon. Here we have 6 pawns, that are all not "blockable".

Cheers,
Dieter

• Re: A simple pawn endgame Peter Berger 15:43:19 10/09/05
  • Re: A simple pawn endgame Dieter Buerssner 15:47:36 10/09/05
    • Re: A simple pawn endgame Peter Berger 16:03:39 10/09/05
      • Re: A simple pawn endgame Dieter Buerssner 16:11:01 10/09/05
        • Re: A simple pawn endgame chandler yergin 16:43:07 10/09/05
        • Re: A simple pawn endgame Peter Berger 16:17:31 10/09/05
          • Re: A simple pawn endgame Dieter Buerssner 12:41:13 10/10/05

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