This is just an interesting observation I noticed. Here's the position in question: lichess.org/qR5LzXpF/white#35
If you make the moves 18. ...axb5 19. Bxb5 cxb5 20. Nxb5, the Stockfish evaluation is around 7.3.
If instead you make the moves 18... cxb5 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Nxb5, the evaluation is about 5.4. Strange!
This is weird, because engines are notorious for being motivated only by the current position and not how the board arrived at its current position - a weakness that humans sometimes have, e.g. when moving a piece only to realise it was better on its original square, but feeling too ashamed to move it back (well at least I know I'm sometimes victim to this...). But this seems to be contradicting that idea!
Is there anyone with knowledge on how engines operate able to shed some light on this?
If you make the moves 18. ...axb5 19. Bxb5 cxb5 20. Nxb5, the Stockfish evaluation is around 7.3.
If instead you make the moves 18... cxb5 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Nxb5, the evaluation is about 5.4. Strange!
This is weird, because engines are notorious for being motivated only by the current position and not how the board arrived at its current position - a weakness that humans sometimes have, e.g. when moving a piece only to realise it was better on its original square, but feeling too ashamed to move it back (well at least I know I'm sometimes victim to this...). But this seems to be contradicting that idea!
Is there anyone with knowledge on how engines operate able to shed some light on this?