Author: Pete R.
Date: 08:33:30 07/29/99
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On July 28, 1999 at 23:17:55, mike wrote: >On July 28, 1999 at 22:11:32, Mark Young wrote: > >>On July 28, 1999 at 20:44:22, Pete R. wrote: >> >>>The following position is a critical endgame that might be forced, except GMs >>>differ as to the assessment. Some think white will win, others think it is a >>>sweep for black and his pawns will promote before white's h pawn can achieve the >>>same goal. I have studied the position quite a bit with Fritz 5.32, but Fritz >>>is often a bit blind to the promotion threat of white's h pawn. I intend to >>>pound it overnight with Crafty 16.12 and the 4-man tablebases. If someone else >>>has the 5-man pieces that might help. Dr. Hyatt's machine would be nice. ;) Or >>>better yet, ask Roman to help us decide- who wins this endgame?!? :) The fate of >>>the game can hinge on it, and if black is winning here then the World may win as >>>well. >>> > >I wonder if the chess programs evaluations are being biased by the fact that >Kasparov has two rooks to blacks one. >>>8/1p1kpQ2/1pnp4/5pB1/4q3/7P/1b3PP1/5RK1 b - - Impossible to say. Crafty 16.12 favors white, Fritz favors black. I don't know if either one can properly assess which pawns will really promote first. Fritz is generally clueless if you just start pushing the h pawn from this position, until you get to the 7th rank, then all of a sudden it realizes white is going to win. Not much help. :) Tough position for computer programs.
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