have you seen the game analyzed in the Oct 10th article at www.chessbase.com? now this is position that would baffle even deep blue! this position defies chess wisdom, profound yet the concept is so simple and beautiful. thus, in this example, chess is art, not science.
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Thanks for the tip - that problem is certainly worth checking out. I tried to solve it for about a half an hour, but looking at the solution, I think I could have spent hundred times that time and still not get it. 😕 I guess we can't all be Mikhail Tal...
The solution is absolutely beautiful though! 😵
-Jarno
i've been looking to identify positions where even the best computer would fail. the above cited position is an example which any rule-based program would fail, as surely queening a pawn, and not allowing the opponent to queen a pawn should dominate a chess program's evaluation formula/score. the added factor, of course, is that the win is a long continuation, which likely exceeds the computer's search horizon/scope.
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www.chessbase.com is an excellent website which provides well written articles on chess. i recommend this site for people who enjoy reading stories about chess, rather than hard chess analysis.
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