Author: Larry Proffer
Date: 07:18:28 05/11/01
Game published in Spectator chess article today by Ray Keene of BGN. The article
by Keene is weekly regular, occupies two thirds of a page and is in depth each
time. Spectator is a weekly magazine.
Note that these columns get written several weeks before they get published.
Typed in as published (ie not PGN, and beware of typos) with Keene's comments:
Shirov-Ferret(a software program): Internet Chess Club Blitz 1996; Giuoco Piano
1. e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 d3 Nf6 5 c3 a6 6 Nbd2 d6 7 Bd3 O-O 8 O-O Ba7 9
Re1 Be6 10 Bc2? {This allows Black to win material, and typically the computer
is not slow to seize its chance.} 10 ...Ng4 11 Re2 Bxf2+! 12 Rxf2 Ne3 13 Qe2
Nxc2 14 Rb1 Bxa2 15 b3 Bxb1 15 Nxb1 Na1 17 Qb2 d5 18 Nbd2 dxe4 19 dxe4 Nxb3 20
Qxb3 {With a rook and three pawns for two minor pieces, Black should have some
advantage, but ...} 20 ... b5 21 h4 Qd7 22 Ba3 Rfe8 23 Ng5 Nd8 24 Ndf3 c6 25 Rd2
Qa7+ 26 Kh2 a5 27 Qd1 h6 28 Rd7 Qe3 29 Be7 hxg5 30 Bxg5 {Surely this sacrifice
cannot work against a strong computer?} 30 ...Qb6 31 h5 Ne6 32 h6 Nc5 33 hxg7
Nxd7 34 Nh4 (Diagram shown here) 34 ...Qc7? {35 ...c5 is correct although after
35 Qh5 f6 36 Be3 White still had a strong attack.} 35 Qh5! {Now it's forced
mate} 35 ...f6 36 Nf5 Qb6 (Or 36 ...fxg5 37 Qg6, followed by Nh6 37 Qg6 Qg1+ 38
Kxg1 fxg5 39 Nh6 mate
Look's like Ferret was considered. And rejected. Was this the data? Did they
present other data on Ferret?
And Keene needed something for the column, so the game found its way in.
If they considered Ferret, they'll also have considered Crafty.
Hell, this shows they 'considered' everything.
Here are the programs you should consider, here is the data that backs that view
.....
Here are the programs you should reject, here is the data that backs that view
.....
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