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Subject: Re: Magical holy null-move

Author: Alvaro Polo

Date: 04:25:15 02/04/00

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On February 04, 2000 at 05:33:53, Georg Langrath wrote:

>3n4/8/pppN4/k7/2P5/1K6/P7/8 w
>
>About this position. Fritz 5.32 can't find this mate in three. Fritz 6 can find
>it in time mode, but not in analyze mode. In my opinion that is an ugly bug.
>
>Then somebody says that it is a null-move problem. Then no more with that. When
>it is a null-move problem is seems as it is acceptable in the world of
>chesscomputers and no more to add. In my opinion it is still very ugly that a
>modern chesscomputer can't find a mate in three.
>
>I think that it is done before, but can somebody explain this mystical null-move
>so also an amateur understands? I think it is some kind of holy magic power that
>you must not heckle.

I am sure that many kind people will give a good answer to this question.
However, I have seen it asked over and over. I am not criticizing any poster who
asks what is null-move but perhaps it could be practical to set up a FAQ, with
questions such as this one?

Alvaro

>
>Georg



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