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Subject: Re: Comet vs Diep from Paderborn

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 20:11:02 02/10/00

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On February 10, 2000 at 22:22:02, Howard Exner wrote:

>[D]8/4k3/2bq4/1p6/p6P/P5P1/1P2QP1K/8 b - - id Comet - Diep;
>
>Is this a tough choice for a computer to make? Diep played Qe6 and Comet went on
>to win.
>What do other programs prefer here? Seems that in this case leaving the Queens
>on would benefit black or at least exchanging them under more favourable
>circumstances.


This game was a dead draw until Diep played Kf7 rather than Kg6 a few moves from
this point.  Crafty saw that turning into a KPP vs KB ending that the tablebases
said was 'drawn'.  I think vincent's program thought (for reasons unknown) that
KB vs KPP was lost for the KB, so he wouldn't go for that.

I had crafty analyzing during the game, and until he played Kf7 the score was
zero.  After Kf7 my score jumped to +2.5 and kept going.  within 5 moves it
was at +10 or so...




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