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Subject: Re: Tactical Positions programs can't solve. Your contribution please !

Author: Georg v. Zimmermann

Date: 07:35:15 10/24/99

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On October 24, 1999 at 10:03:56, blass uri wrote:

>On October 24, 1999 at 09:24:24, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote:
>
>>I'm collecting tactical positions many computer programs can't solve. Not
>>because they can't get enough plys deep but because they don't get the idea.
>
>It is not because they do not get the idea but because of the fact that many
>programs are null movers
>

Which well known programs arn't null movers?
I think there are certainly tactical positions which progs don't evaluate
correctly not because of the null move problem.

>If you are interested in simple positions that null movers cannot solve I
>suggest you buy a book of chess problems and chess studies.

I have about 20 of those and acess to many more. But maybe someone already has
some good examples so that I don't need to find them myself ?

>
>You will find many cases when there is no threat and the side to move is losing
>because it must move.

hey, I _can_ play chess. No need for an explanation there.;-)

>
>Uri



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