Abstract
The endgame tables (EGTs) of Thompson and others have helped composers, tourney directors, judges and cook hunters check the correctness of endgame studies. Further, but only recently, EGTs have assisted the act of composition, for example, by being mined for their lists of mutual zugzwangs. This paper identifies further challenging opportunities for computers to contribute to study composition, even to the complete composition of a study indistinguishable in a ‘Turing Test’ from one originated by a composer.
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