Author: Gerd Isenberg
Date: 03:53:05 01/06/06
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On January 06, 2006 at 05:27:53, Tony Werten wrote: >On January 06, 2006 at 03:04:55, Gerd Isenberg wrote: > >>>BUT make sure You don't count the B-pawn as a candidate in this case (or you'll >>>think you have 2 passed pawns (b and c) >>> >>>Tony >>> >> >>Yes, but here the candidate is stronger than the passer itself - considering the >>square of the black king ;-) > >Your succesfull attemp on deliberately missing the point is noted ;) I agree that there should be no additive cumulation of the c-passer and the b-candidate evaluation. The fact that the candidate is outside the square of the black king is appropriate to evaluate this particular position as won for white. > >BTW did you know that a special rook-pawn evaluation function which swaps the >score twice when called for black, will make your engine give away pawns ? > >The score will NOT rise. The score is -BAD, but don't worry, with all these >extra pawns, you can still force a draw. > >Until one of the pawns promotes, and the rook-pawn evaluator isn't called >anymore and the score is plain BAD :( > Hmm - has this something to do with our recent game ;-) Cheers, Gerd >Tony > >> >>> >>>[D]6k1/8/p7/5ppp/1PP5/5P1P/8/6K1 w - -
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