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Subject: Re: Engine Summit 2000: To Dann. TY No text

Author: Chessfun

Date: 15:23:22 02/02/00

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On February 02, 2000 at 18:00:28, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 02, 2000 at 17:29:31, Chessfun wrote:
>
>>On February 02, 2000 at 16:49:41, Chessfun wrote:
>>
>>>On February 02, 2000 at 15:31:14, Andreas Schwartmann wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>strange things happen. Why did Nimzo call it a day and resign, when every other
>>>>engine I consulted evaluated this position as a perfect draw? Who is wrong,
>>>>Nimzo or the rest of the pack?
>>>>
>>>>Little Goliath 2000 V2.5 - Nimzo '99
>>>>8/5pk1/8/7P/4K3/8/4B3/8 w - - 0 1
>>>>
>>>>Analysis by Nimzo '99:
>>>>
>>>>59.h6+ Kxh6 60.Bd3 f6 61.Kf5 Kg7 62.Bc4
>>>>  =  (0.00)   Tiefe: 1/2   00:00:02
>>>>  =  (0.00)   Tiefe: 6/14   00:00:02
>>>>59.Ke5 Kg8 60.Kf6 Kh7 61.Bd3+
>>>>  =  (0.01)   Tiefe: 6/14   00:00:02
>>>>  +-  (6.23)   Tiefe: 9/16   00:00:03  65kN
>>>>59.Kf5
>>>>  +-  (6.24)   Tiefe: 9/16   00:00:03  65kN
>>>>59.Ke5 Kg8 60.Kf6 Kf8 61.Bd3 Kg8 62.LB4
>>>>  +-  (6.23)   Tiefe: 9/16   00:00:03  65kN
>>>>  +-  (7.29)   Tiefe: 20/36   00:07:26  273835kN
>>>>
>>>>(Schwartmann, Cologne 02.02.2000)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Andreas
>>>
>>>
>>>Haven't yet checked Nimzo 99 doing that now.
>>>But any human can see it is a draw, the bishop is the wrong color.
>>>Also most other engines have access to tablebases which I am
>>>certain will show it is a draw. I will check that too !!.
>>>Still strange it would resign as I did set up the final
>>>position after it's analysis prior to 62)LB4 as I didn't
>>>understand this move and after two minutes of this it sees no
>>>more than a draw.
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>I was wondering why the fen you posted shows score 0-1.
>In the following:
>8/5pk1/8/7P/4K3/8/4B3/8 w - - 0 1
>the 0 1 is not the score, it is (From Steven J. Edwards PGN Standard)...
>
>16.1.3.5: Halfmove clock
>
>The fifth field is a nonnegative integer representing the halfmove clock.  This
>number is the count of halfmoves (or ply) since the last pawn advance or
>capturing move.  This value is used for the fifty move draw rule.
>
>
>16.1.3.6: Fullmove number
>
>The sixth and last field is a positive integer that gives the fullmove number.
>This will have the value "1" for the first move of a game for both White and
>Black.  It is incremented by one immediately after each move by Black.
>
>>Also in your game the position posted is LG to move so why would
>>Nimzo at this point resign?. What move did it resign at?.
>>Lastly which version of Nimzo 99 is this?
>>Thanks.



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