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Subject: Re: Will next version of Junior have underpromotion code?

Author: blass uri

Date: 14:01:21 06/07/99

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On June 07, 1999 at 16:33:47, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On June 07, 1999 at 15:24:21, blass uri wrote:
>[snip]
>>The question is what is the number of cases when underpromotion changes the
>>practical result of the game and not the number of cases when underpromotion is
>>the shortest way to win.
>That is not the question I was examining.  We could also write a program that
>naively ignores e.p. rules and tosses a pawn once in a while because of it.  It
>may still win the game, so what is the point?  A program that misses the best
>move misses the best move.  To gague how much stronger a fixed program would be
>would be difficult or even to find out how much more often it will result in a
>win.  But a program that makes suboptimal choices can clearly be improved by
>making optimal choices.



I agree but  the question is what is the demage in rating from not seeing
underpromotions.

I think that it is less than 2 elo points rating.

Uri



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