Author: Howard Exner
Date: 12:38:32 06/15/99
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On June 14, 1999 at 17:19:54, James Robertson wrote: >On June 14, 1999 at 16:27:05, Howard Exner wrote: > >>8/8/4kb2/2R5/4KP2/8/8/8 w - - id Mini - Now; am f4f5; bm Rb6+ >> >>Here's a test for programs. Mini played f5 and found that it >>could not penetrate with its king. Rb6+ should win as the king >>can use the f5 square to approach. > >Rb6+ isn't legal; perhaps you mean Rc6+? My program switches from Rc7 to Rc6+ at >ply 3 and never switches. > >Is this actually a position from the game? It seems impossible that Mini could >not win this position.... > >James 8/8/4kb2/2R5/4KP2/8/8/8 w - - id Mini - Now; am f4f5; bm Rc6+ Thanks James, I corrected the bm as Rc6+. This is the actual position from the game. Programs might advance the pawn as their code may give bonuses to pawns as they are marched forward, yet here once the pawn grabs the f5 square it looks like a draw. Positioning the king closer to the queening square should be given the bigger bonus.
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