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Subject: Re: wcrafty16.13 fails with MES0035 Endgame

Author: Werner Schuele

Date: 13:14:56 07/20/99

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On July 20, 1999 at 15:13:38, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On July 20, 1999 at 13:54:39, Werner Schuele wrote:
>
>>I am using wcrafty under Hiarcs7.32 with the delivered tablebases. Why does
>>wcrafty16.13 not solve MES0035?
>>8/8/1p1K4/Pp6/2k1p3/8/1P6/8 w - - bm a6; id "MES0035";
>>The evaluation ist axb6 0.00. Even when the first moves are given:
>>a6   e3
>>a7   e2
>>a6D  e1D
>>Dd5 is not found, after Dd5 wcrafty plays Kb4 with evaluation -0.01/1 which
>>looks like a book move under Fritz5.32 or Hiarcs 7.32.
>>Werner
>
>First, the -0.01/1 is displayed because the move is forced and black has
>only one possible move.  No point in searching that.
>
>Second, this is simply a null-move killer position.  If a program uses null-
>move it can have problems with this position... it is one of several well-known
>ones that were contrived just to 'break fritz'.  :)

Thanks for the answer. By the way, Hiarcs7.32 announces a #45 with the line
a6     Kd3
a7     Kd2
a8D
Werner



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