Author: Marc van Hal
Date: 12:36:04 11/28/01
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On November 28, 2001 at 15:14:06, Dann Corbit wrote: >Of course, you see the very same thing in computer verses computer games! > >Ever watched a big computer chess tournament, and all of a sudden a program >discovers it is in drastic trouble because of some blind side in its eval? > >I have nothing but respect even for IM's. Sune Larssen posted a game here a >while back: > >[Event "Sigeman & Co"] >[Site "Malmoe SWE"] >[Date "2001.06.18"] >[Round "7"] >[White "Berg, E."] >[Black "Hector, J."] >[Result "1/2-1/2"] >[WhiteElo "2474"] >[BlackElo "2546"] >[ECO "C34"] >[Opening "KGA"] >[Variation "Schallop defence"] >[EventDate "2001.06.12"] >[PlyCount "85"] > >1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. d4 d5 6. Bxf4 c5 7. Bd3 Qb6 8. >O-O cxd4 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. Nb3 Bc5 11. a4 a6 12. a5 Qa7 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. b4 >Qxb4 15. Bc1 Nc6 16. Ba3 Qxa5 17. Bf8 Qc7 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Bd6 Qd7 20. Ng5 >f6 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qh5+ g6 23. Qh4 f5 24. g4 Qe6 25. Rfb1 Ra7 26. Rb6 >Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Ra5 Qg7 29. Re6+ Kd7 30. Rae5 Kc8 31. Re8+ Rxe8 32. >Rxe8+ Kd7 33. Qd8+ Kc6 34. Re6+ Kc5 35. Qb6+ Kc4 36. Qb3+ Kc5 37. Qb6+ Kc4 >38. Qxa7 Qh6 39. Qxb7 Qe3+ 40. Kf1 Qf3+ 41. Kg1 Qxg4+ 42. Kf1 Qd1+ 43. Kg2 >1/2-1/2 > >Tell me if you can find a computer that recognizes many of the brilliant moves >of these IM's! > >More than comparing them against the computers (which is a *very differnt* sort >of brilliancy) let's compare them against ourselves. I think of Come, the >French kid who posts here some times. The guy has an absolutely brilliant eye >for what to do. Sometimes, I play against someone weak or a really feeble >program and feel like I'm pretty strong at the game. Then I play a truly >powerful opponent and get humbled. > >The ability even of an IM is awe-inspiring, to me. >The ability of a GM is frightening! >The ability of a Super-GM is mind-blowing. > >To say, "Look! The computer found a stupid mistake!" does not mean that the GM >played incorrectly. Sometimes, it really does not see the fault of that path. > >There is some analysis of the game above here: >ftp://cap.connx.com/pub/game-of-the-week/ > >Worth a perusal, in my opinion. Who is Come and you forgetting someone here? Marc van Hal Or I rather could call myself Don Quichote Though he at least had one companion.
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