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Subject: Re: EG-CD access always was a problem

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 23:58:47 05/04/99

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On May 04, 1999 at 20:52:30, Brett Clark wrote:

>>I guess that you did not use the Fritz5 CD.
>>The fritz5 CD has only evaluations of draw or distance to conversion or
>>distance to mate in KRP vs KR endgames.
>>Uri
>
>You are correct!  I had the CD in the drive, but my engine configuration was set
>to tactical instead of automatic.  So, the endgame database did not load, and
>ironically, the correct move, Kxd1 was played.  With the engine configuration
>set to automatic, the program recognizes the Rook, King, Pawn vs. Rook, King
>ending, then plays the horrible move Rc5??  I am a very average player in my own
>right, and even I would not make such a stupid move.

Since version 4 Fritz ALWAYS has and had problems to find the right move(s) when
accessing the EG CD.



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