On May 14, 10:59 pm, help bot wrote:

In one of my current games at RedHot, I just
chose to double my Rooks on the only open file,
as opposed to snatching a free pawn and
surrendering that file to the opponent, even
though doing so would not make a whole lot
of difference. The point is, grabbing at the
maximum of material gain will most likely rate
higher with a shallow search by a mediocre
program, such as Fritz 5.31; yet my move is
likely to result in an immediate resignation
because it stomps out any imagined counter
play and thereby underscores the fact that I
am up the exchange for nothing and can win
material almost at will. Suppose Crafty_12 ply
penalizes either move as inferior to the other --
how does this style issue contribute to ranking
the world champs *accurately*?

Update: Contrary to my prediction that seizing
the only available file with both Rooks would quite
possibly result in a resignation, my opponent
stubbornly insisted on "contesting" the file,
thereby immediately *hanging* his Rook. My
new, updated prediction? A resignation. (If it
turns out that my opponent instead hangs his
only remaining piece, a Bishop, I will swear off
making predictions forever, and get a real job.)

-- help bot