Author: Imran Hendley
Date: 21:16:44 11/18/99
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On November 18, 1999 at 23:56:01, eric guttenberg wrote: >I just got nimzo 7.32 and was somewhat surprised to find it absolutely >clueless trying to mate with K, B and N v. lone K...but I was shocked >that it was equally inept with K and 2 bishops v. lone King. When I >reached a position with my lone white King at d2 and N7.32's bishops >at d4 and e4 and its king at e5(black to move), Nimzo turned into the >village idiot and moved its king around d6 and c7 and b8 and a8 until >it was a draw, making not the slightest attempt to push me into a corner. >I'm afraid to try K and R vs. K... > >Do I have a defective disc or is Nimzo 7.32 a defective program in this >area? Or have I missed something? > > >eric No program is smart enough to mate with K, B and N vs lone K without tablebases, so that really isn't an issue. However I am also suprised that it couldn't do anything with two bishops...that is a pretty easy mate. Lets see what other people have to say about that.
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