Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 19:41:40 06/15/99
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On June 15, 1999 at 15:38:32, Howard Exner wrote: >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. A krpkb tablebase would give the mate instantly. Sometimes people wonder if they are worth while. Let's call this a "case in point."
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