Immobility

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kingliveson
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Immobility

Post by kingliveson » Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:26 am

r1bqr1k1/ppp1bppp/8/8/3pB3/5Q2/PPPP1PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 0

Some engines do not immediately (even when given a good portion amount of time) recognize Bxb2 leads ot c1 Bishop being trapped.

r2qr1k1/pQp1bppp/8/8/3p4/8/PPPP1PPP/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 0
After the exchange, d3 is clearly the better move though difficult for some engines. I wonder how much Elo gain adding such knowledge would produce. Komodo 4 seems to handle Bishops quite well compared to other top program.
PAWN : Knight >> Bishop >> Rook >>Queen

ernest
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Re: Immobility

Post by ernest » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:21 pm

kingliveson wrote:Komodo 4 seems to handle Bishops quite well compared to other top program.
No problem in this position for Houdini (I tested 2.0c)...

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