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Subject: Re: WCCC Report, After Round 3

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 01:42:12 06/16/99

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On June 15, 1999 at 18:18:45, Tom King wrote:

>>The 3rd round was high drama.  I'm told MChess made a huge blunder in an ending
>>to go from like +3 to dead lost in a single move.  Junior won against CilkChess
>
>I know the Mchess result, and of course I'm happy as larry. What happened then,
>was it a real blunder/bug, or a horizon thing?

It was certainly a horizon. In that position there was no way out, MCP just
needed some more time/plys to realize that the end is near.
I have seen this several times, programs have problems evaluating passed pawns.
Anyway, MCP is not the only one... :-)

>[good games, snippety snipped]
>
>Cheers and regards to all at WCCC99,
>Tom (champagne glass in hand at this very moment)

You DESERVE it. ;-))



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