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Subject: Re: Static evaluation after the "Positional/Real Sacrifice"

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:15:58 12/03/99

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On December 03, 1999 at 09:21:29, Ulrich Tuerke wrote:

>On December 03, 1999 at 09:13:48, Dusan Dobes wrote:
>
>>On December 03, 1999 at 08:49:19, Andrew Williams wrote:
>>
>>>Over the last few days, I have been fascinated by the discussions on CCC
>>>about positional sacrifices. Some of the discussion has centred on the value
>>>assigned to the attack that is obtained after the sacrifice and I was wondering
>>>how other programs evaluated the position after Hossa's sac:
>>>
>>>r3q1k1/ppp1rp2/2n1b2Q/8/2P5/3B4/PPP2RPP/5RK1 b - - 0 2
>>>
>>>This is after 1. Bxh6 gxh6 2. Qxh6 from the original position posted by
>>>Peter McKenzie. PostModernist's static evaluation of the position is presented
>>>below. Essentially, it thinks that White is winning by 0.71. The ATTACKTOTAL
>>>score is generated by analyzing the squares around the King to see how many of
>>>them are attacked and what sorts of pieces are attacking them. Please note that
>>>not all the factors that contribute to PM's score are included in the output
>>>below.
>>>
>>>Could other programmers post similar information? I believe that even an
>>>overall static evaluation would be interesting.
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>
>>>Andrew Williams
>>
>>Phalanx XXI static evaluation scores this position as +3.05 for white.
>>Material gives -1.5, black king safety +5.76.
>
>You say that this large value is given without search and without static
>exchange evaluation. I think that this is a very daring evaluation. Isn't it ?
>
>Uli
>>
>>Dusan Dobes


I don't think "daring" is the word for it.  :)



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