Hi,

At http://members.home.nl/matador/chess...#KING%20SAFETY I saw this
table:

+----+----+----+----+-----+----+---+----+ Initialize COUNTER:
8 | 02 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 02 |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ COUNTER = TABLE [black_king];
7 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 02 |
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ This will avoid the black king
6 | 04 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 04 | to enter the center, as soon
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ as white has a little pressure
5 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | on the squares surrounding Kd5
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ the score will go over 1 or 2
4 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | pawns with ease.
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
3 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | Also, squares like H7, H8 are
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ set a bit higher because there
2 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | are less surrounding squares
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ on the black king, this will
1 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 | avoid moves like Kg8-h8 when
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ there is absolutely no need
a b c d e f g h
Now I was wondering: is this table a generic one? E.g.: are these values a
general known fact? And if so: do they also exists for the other pieces and
for the other color? Where?


Thank you,

Folkert van Heusden

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