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Subject: Re: Deep Fritz won a correspondence game

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 19:59:39 05/15/01

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On May 15, 2001 at 13:26:36, José Carlos wrote:

>On May 15, 2001 at 12:46:51, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On May 15, 2001 at 10:43:25, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>This game is from the Israeli final of correspondence games.
>>>
>>>All the moves of black were suggested by Deep Fritz's opening book or Deep
>>>Fritz's search.
>>>
>>>I believe that white is the only player who does not use a computer in the final
>>>The other players who do not use a computer were eliminated on previous stages.
>>>
>>>[Event "correspondence"]
>>>[Site "tel-aviv"]
>>>[Date "2001.05.14"]
>>>[Round "?"]
>>>[White "David vaichel"]
>>>[Black "uri blass"]
>>>[Result "*"]
>>>[ECO "B82"]
>>>[PlyCount "60"]
>>>[EventDate "2001.05.14"]
>>>
>>>{8192kB. Pentium200} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3
>>>e6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. g4 b4 11. Nce2 e5 12. Nb3 d5 13. Ng3 Qc7
>>>14. g5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Rc8 16. Ng3 d4 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 dxe3 19. O-O-O g6 20.
>>>fxe5 Be7 21. h4 Nxe5 22. Nd4 Nc4 23. Rhg1 O-O 24. b3 Na3 25. Nge2 Rfe8 26. Qd3
>>>Qe5 27. Rg4 Nxc2 28. Kb1 Na3+ 29. Kb2 Bc5 30. Rc1 Nb5 *
>>>
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>
>>Am I missing something?  Ie what is the _point_ of playing chess using a
>>computer, particularly if the computer suggests _every_ move???
>
>  Not that I like the idea, but it can make sense if you can use a number of
>programs. Deciding which one is right in a non tactical position is a tough
>work, and can _possibly_ show chess understanding.
>  Kind of same change in the way of thinking as can be for a 'live' player to
>play correspondence ("what's the point if you can actually move the pieces on
>the board?").
>
>  José C.


OK... that is at least a reasonable explanation...  assuming the human is
doing more than just relaying moves.



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