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stegemma
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Post by stegemma »

Debugging my engine in console mode, I've looked at this position:

[d]knnnnnnn/8/8/8/8/8/8/KNNNNNNN w

In self-play, it looks like the growing of the "life" game:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life
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It is more interesting to play 3 Queens against 7 Knights, though. Without Pawns the Knights might have difficulty winning this.
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stegemma wrote:Debugging my engine in console mode, I've looked at this position:

[d]knnnnnnn/8/8/8/8/8/8/KNNNNNNN w

In self-play, it looks like the growing of the "life" game:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life
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