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Subject: Re: Nimzo 7.32 inept in some basic endgames?

Author: blass uri

Date: 22:07:38 11/18/99

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On November 19, 1999 at 00:16:44, Imran Hendley wrote:

>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,

Many programs are smart enough to do it.
I read that programs could do it 15-20 years ago.

Uri



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