On Feb 13, 1:24 am, Sanny wrote:

Some players are no doubt "resigning"
only because there is no other way to stop
the game and begin another one; this is a
flaw in the interface-- there is no way to
stop a drawn game (such as K & N vs. K)
apart from resigning. Although such games
are scored atGetClubas "wins" for the
computer, they are in fact drawn according
to the laws ofchess.

In case of (such as K & N vs. K) Program will automatically give Draw.

Here are the cases where the Game will automatically end in draw.

1. K vs K
2. K-N vs K
3. K-B vs K
4. K-B vs K-N
5. K-N vs K-B
6. K-R vs K-N
7. K-R vs K-B
8. K-Q vs K-R

In all above end games the game will endup as a draw.


That is all mucked up.


In cases where it is K-R vs. K-N, some positions
allow the Knight to be "cornered", then captured;
for this to happen, the King and Knight must be
separated from one another-- preferably in
opposite corners.

In some cases of K-R vs. K-B, if the weaker
side's King is against the side, it may be
possible to force a win (using /zugzwang/).
In any case, the laws of chess allow for an
attempt to be made-- up to the fifty moves.

And of course, in K-Q vs. K-R, it is always
a forced win if the side with a Queen is not
already in a mess. Once again, it is not
possible to demonstrate an "attacking"
strategy which forces the win; to the contrary,
the win can be accomplished using a
combination of attacks, plus /zugzwang/.

Also note that only the K vs. K, K-N vs. K,
K-B vs. K, and K-B vs. K- same color B are
drawn automatically (insufficient mating
material), according to the laws of chess.

Let me just say that before everyone jumps
on Sanny for not knowing this stuff, I once
played a USCF-rated Expert who offered me
a draw after the game was already over! I
believe it was K-N vs. K, or something like
that. LOL


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