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

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 16:08:42 06/07/99

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On June 07, 1999 at 16:41:56, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On June 07, 1999 at 16:35:24, blass uri wrote:
>[snip]
>>In part of these 7% of the cases(including your 3 examples) underpromotion is
>>needed only to win faster but is not important practically for the result of the
>>game.
>The same would be true of a program that takes a bishop to go up +3 instead of
>taking a rook to go up +5.  Which program would you rather have?

The one that knows how to get to the position where it can win either way.

Dave

• Re: Will next version of Junior have underpromotion code? Mike Castañuela 18:22:45 06/07/99
  • Re: Will next version of Junior have underpromotion code? Dave Gomboc 21:47:02 06/07/99
    • Re: Will next version of Junior have underpromotion code? blass uri 00:30:37 06/08/99
      • Re: Will next version of Junior have underpromotion code? Dave Gomboc 06:19:33 06/08/99
        • Re: Will next version of Junior have underpromotion code? blass uri 11:50:48 06/08/99

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