Author: David Dahlem
Date: 07:11:27 01/01/06
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On January 01, 2006 at 07:38:42, Sune Larsson wrote: >On January 01, 2006 at 07:14:42, Joseph Ciarrochi wrote: > >>> >>>It is known that part of the positions are unbalanced so I do not understand why >>>do you even try to do comprison between rating and results. >>> >>>Note also that even in case that the positions are balanced you can expect >>>smaller difference relative to difference in real games because in most cases >>>the weaker engine does not get equal endgames in real games. >>> >>>Uri >> >>Yes, I realize this. I suppose rather than saying "its amazing" I should say " I >>was amazed, or impressed by yace." I thought it was cool that a much older >>engine could still be competitive. >> >>The only way to tell what constitutes a "big" or "small" difference would be to >>run a massive endgame tournament. Then we could get some stats on whether, say, >>a +7 score out of 40 is statistically unusual, etc. > > > Yup - and thanks for the games! I wonder if there is any documentation about > the Nunn endings. I haven't studied them much myself. Anyway - pos 1 is a draw > with best play. The same for n:o 3 (in my suite), n:o 4 I think, and n:o 7. > Maybe all are drawn with best play? > > /S I did a search with Google, and this is all i found ... Subject: Re: Nunn's endgame test. From: Dann Corbit On February 12, 1999, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: >Where can I find the Nunn's endgame test positions? The explanations: http://www.chessbase.com/products/fritz5/games/nunnmtch.htm That old link is dead. :-) Regards Dave
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