Author: James Robertson
Date: 22:43:01 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, >so that really isn't an issue. Actually, it is really easy. Just make a piece/square table with big scores for having the losing king in the right corner, and encourage the winning king to move toward the losing king. That alone will do it. :)) James >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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