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

Author: Bernhard Bauer

Date: 00:04:58 06/08/99

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On June 07, 1999 at 10:08:59, Harald Faber wrote:

>On June 07, 1999 at 10:00:32, Bernhard Bauer wrote:
>
>>>>Since Junior5 does not have underpromotion code, I am wondering whether next
>>>>version of Junior, probably Junior 6, will have underpromotion code, won't it?
>>>>Well, basically all strongest chess programs should be 100% state of art, right?
>>>>In other words, since Junior5 does not have underpromotion code, it cannot be
>>>>100% state of art, is it?
>>>>
>>>>Eran
>>>
>>>How often did you have a position where underpromotion was best move?
>>>I don't miss this "feature".
>>
>>How often did you have a position where enpasant capturing was the best move?
>>Let's remove this "feature" too to gain some speed.
>
>Let's remove this sarcasm.
>

No, in this case sarcasm may be the best replay.

>>How often did you have a position where queenside castling was the best move?
>>Let's remove this "feature" too to gain some speed.
>
>Both events happened in contrast to underpromotion in 10 years chess playing.
>So get rid off this unreasonable sarcasm.
>

No, this sarcasm is *not* unreasonable.

>Maybe YOU can tell ME how often you had games where underpromotion was the best
>move. GAMES, Mister, not studies!
>

In "my" game of the 7. round in Dortmund 1994 against W. Kortschnoj "I" played
61. f8=Q which was a serious mistake. Obviously f8=N with fork was the right
move. In time trouble "I" would have played this move without any doubt and may
be "I" would have saved the game but the time trouble phase was over powerer out
 and simply missed that white after 61. f8=Q Kh6 doesn't need to take the queen
with 62. Nxe6 wich looses but can play 62. gxf4 ...
Here the position after move 60. from Kortschnoj:
FEN: 8/Qb3P1k/4q/P2p/2pPpbp/1r2N1Pp/7P/5BK w

>>Please insert some other "features".
>
>Hu, what about a naked playmate walking across the board when one moves the
>queen? >:->
>

This reminds me of the style of dirty_harry from r.g.c.c

>>Now, what do we have? May be some fast cripple chess.
>>Bernhard
>
>Come on, you aren't as stupid as you pretend to be this time.
>You already wrote with higher quality.

Could you really notice this?

Kind regards
Bernhard



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