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by Norm Pollock
Thu May 05, 2011 12:55 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: incomplete gaviota TB?
Replies: 2
Views: 1186

Re: incomplete gaviota TB?

As a general principal, Houdini deliberately does not use GTBs when it "seems" to have winning chances even though the tablebases see it a draw. It does this because it hopes the other side does not have tablebases and might be tempted into a blunder if Houdini makes a less than perfect move.

It ...
by Norm Pollock
Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:58 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: STS Stat (v3.0) available
Replies: 29
Views: 8629

Re: STS Stat (v3.0) available

Hi Richard,
I was not responding to your post, but to the thread in general.
-Norm
by Norm Pollock
Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:13 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: STS Stat (v3.0) available
Replies: 29
Views: 8629

Re: STS Stat (v3.0) available

I notice 3 duplicates:


1q2r1k1/1b2bpp1/p2ppn1p/2p5/P3PP1B/2PB1RP1/2P1Q2P/2KR4 b - - bm c4; id "Undermine.005"; c0 "c4=10, Bc6=7, Qa8=7, Qc8=7";
1q2r1k1/1b2bpp1/p2ppn1p/2p5/P3PP1B/2PB1RP1/2P1Q2P/2KR4 b - - bm c4; id "STS(v9.0) Advancement of a/b/c pawns.005"; c0 "c4=10, Bc6=5, Qa7=4, Qa8=5, Qc8=5 ...