Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:39:19 09/08/99
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On September 08, 1999 at 01:02:32, Terry Ripple wrote: >On September 07, 1999 at 14:24:49, Michel Langeveld wrote: > >>On September 07, 1999 at 14:14:20, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >> >>>Jouni, >>> >>>Hiarcs 7.32 on my 333mhz PII with 64MB ram said that the game was a draw over >>>ten moves ago. Of course, the world could make a stupid move. The really >>>stupid decision to let Kasparov have two outside connected passed pawns was >>>inexcusable. This game is starting to look like "professional" wrestling. >>> >>>There is now a remote chance that with flawless king play Kasparov could win. >>>The "world" will have to make another very minute blunder for this to occur. >>>Those without chess computers or are not masters would not notice it and claim >>>that Kasparov is brilliant. He is brilliant, but this has been a pretty equal >>>game. >>> >>>It is an exciting game but the moves should have been every twelve hours and not >>>every 24 hours. >>> >>>Tim Frohlick >> >>Does hiarcs 7.32 use tablebases(=endgamedatabases). If yes then how much pieces? > > 5-man tablebases!!! > >Terry See my other post in this thread about draw scores. Just because Hiarcs says it is a draw, doesn't mean it is a draw. There is an evaluation component in the chess engine that can certainly be grossly wrong.
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