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

Author: Dragos Gabudeanu

Date: 22:13:45 11/18/99

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On November 19, 1999 at 01:09:58, blass uri wrote:

>On November 19, 1999 at 00:30:18, Dragos Gabudeanu wrote:
>
>>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,
>>>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.
>>
>>Actually, Genius5 CAN mate with King, Bishop and Knight vs. K.  Rebel10 can too!
>>And they don't even use tablebases...  I'm surprised at Nimzo's playing--I
>>thought it was a good program.
>>
>>Dragos
>
>There is no contradiction.
>you do not lose more than few elo ratings by not knowing KBN vs K and KBB vs K
>
>Uri

Don't you think it's a shame though?? "Professional" program and can't even mate
in a such a simple endgame--simple for the computer, that is--regarding KBB vs.
King

Dragos



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