Re: It is Strange

Sanny wrote:
>> You have to make the program able to obtain the win too. Tablebases
>> might be the easiest way here.
> 
> Tablebases are 1 MB- 10 MB size So download time of Applet will
> increase a lot. So thats not possible for Applet.

No need to download it all only a tiny subset is relevant. Turn it round 
and have the applet ask an online database for the right move.

But the simple heuristics I have already described will get you to 
within a 5 or 6 ply search for KBBK and/or KBNK. Then the engine can see 
its way to the mate rather than claiming a victory that it doesn't know 
how to obtain. These are very simple endgame patterns.

It seems you can't or won't improve Getclub to play proper legal chess 
including the draw rules for 50 moves and 3 fold repetition - also the 
notation is still infuriating when captures and checks are not shown in 
the game annotation.

Regards,
Martin Brown
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