Author: Uri Blass
Date: 16:00:52 02/22/06
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On February 22, 2006 at 17:10:03, Thomas Mayer wrote: >Hi Stuart, > >On February 22, 2006 at 11:33:17, Stuart Cracraft wrote: > >>[D]8/7p/5k2/5p2/p1p2P2/Pr1pPK2/1P1R3P/8 b - - > >there is a simple rule which solves this. (Else the line is skipped to early by >nullmove before the promotion is done) > >Rule: A lone rook can't stop two connected passers on 6th. The rook is on it's >own when the king is too far away of the promotion fields. > >I score that as +4.something if that happens... > >Greets, Thomas This rule cannot be used to solve this position because the white king is not too far away from the promotion field unless quark understand that the white pawn near the king increase the distance of the white king from the promotion square. I wonder if Quark does not choose Rxb2 in the following position at small depth. [D]8/7p/5k2/5p2/p1p2P2/Pr1p1K2/1P1R3P/8 b - - 0 1 Uri
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