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Subject: Re: Not impressed with Hydra: Crafty would Crush Hydra in tourney

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 13:05:20 02/18/04

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On February 18, 2004 at 08:05:21, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On February 18, 2004 at 04:34:02, Ingo Bauer wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>>xSo,Fritz 8 - HYDRA,Hydra-1.02 (2652) [B52]
>>>Rated game, 10m + 10s Engine Room, 18.02.2004
>>>[c morris]
>>>
>>>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.c3 Nf6 7.Re1 e6 8.d4 cxd4
>>>9.cxd4 Be7 10.d5 Ne5 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Nxe5 dxe5   0.53/16  0  13.Bg5 Rad8   0.53/15
>>> 11  14.Qc1 b5   0.37/14  22  15.Rd1 Qb7   0.44/15  37  16.a3 exd5   0.44/14  31
>>> 17.Bxf6 Bxf6   0.44/16  35  18.Nxd5 Bh4   0.47/15  29  19.Qe3 Rc8   0.46/14  30
>>> 20.Qh3 Bg5   0.42/15  0  21.Qf5 f6   0.37/15  0  22.b4 Rc2   0.06/13  26  23.a4
>>>bxa4   0.11/14  8  24.Rxa4 Rfc8   0.14/13  30  25.h3 Kh8   0.48/13  1:04
>>>26.Rda1 Ra8   0.60/13  42  27.Qe6 h6   0.51/13  26  28.R4a2 Rc6   0.80/14  26
>>>29.Qg4 Rc4   0.74/14  28  30.Ra6 Rc6   0.72/13  28  31.Rxc6 Qxc6   0.94/16  0
>>>32.h4 Bc1   1.17/16  0  33.Ra5 Qc2   1.66/15  42  34.Rc5 Qd2   1.66/15  23
>>>35.g3 Bb2   1.67/15  30  36.Rc7 Rg8   2.14/15  39  37.Nxf6 gxf6   2.39/15  24
>>>38.Qf5 Rxg3+   2.46/15  18  39.Kh2 Rg6   2.77/16  33  40.h5 Qd8   3.09/16  38
>>>41.Rc8 Qxc8   3.22/17  13  42.Qxc8+ Rg8   3.45/17  20  43.Qa6 Rf8   3.45/16  16
>>>44.Qxa7 Bd4   4.35/15  18  45.Qe7 Kg8   4.53/16  19  46.b5 Bxf2   4.61/15  12
>>>47.b6 Bxb6   4.93/16  3  48.Qe6+ Kg7   5.57/19  24  49.Qxb6 Kf7   5.57/17  15
>>>50.Qd6 Re8   5.66/16  11  51.Qd7+ Re7   5.72/17  28  52.Qf5 Re8   6.84/15  17
>>>53.Qg6+ Ke7   8.98/16  25  54.Qxh6 Ke6   9.61/15  18  55.Qg6 Rb8   13.26/14  13
>>>56.h6 Rb2+   17.31/13  19  57.Kg3 Rb3+   27.61/14  30  58.Kg4 Rb1   71.42/13  14
>>> 59.Qe8+ Kd6   71.42/12  0  60.h7 Rg1+   71.48/13  20  61.Kf5 Rf1+   71.49/11
>>>20  62.Kg6 Rg1+   71.51/12  9  63.Kxf6 Rf1+   71.51/13  13  64.Kg7 Rg1+
>>>71.53/14  7  65.Qg6+ Rxg6+ 66.Kxg6   71.55/18  0  Kc5   #11/1  0  67.h8Q Kd4
>>>68.Kf5   #10/1  0  Kc4 69.Qxe5   #8/1  0  Kb4 70.Qd5   #7/1  0  Kc3 71.Ke5
>>>#7/1  0  Kc2 72.Kd4   #6/1  0  Kb2 73.e5   #5/1  0  Kb1 74.Kc3   #3/1  0  Ka1
>>>75.Kb3   #3/1  0  Kb1 76.Qh1#  (Lag: Av=0.52s, max=0.9s)  #2/1  0  1-0
>>>
>>>Mind you I only have single cpu (Athlon XP 2700+) and this was without tweaks to
>>>Fritz8. Crafty would crush Hydra in tournament (IMHO)
>>>
>>>2r4k/pq4pp/5p2/3NpQb1/RP2P3/7P/2r2PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 26
>>>wKg1,Qf5,Nd5,Ra1,a4,Pb4,e4,f2,g2,h3/bKh8,Qb7,Bg5,Rc2,c8,Pa7,e5,f6,g7,h7
>>
>>Was it the 4Dual/8Cards Hydra or the opening developing Hydra with one card on a
>> single Athlon XP. (Forget what you see on the chessbase server, you never know
>>for sure what is really playing - Hydra8 to Hydra1, Beta, opening preperation
>>test ...!)
>>
>>Ingo
>
>It isn't important whether it's 4 or 8 cpu's there. it takes 5 seconds for the
>cards to start working. So it does never compare to how it plays in say 60 in 2.
>
>Further it is the case that its hyper agressive play will only be good in
>certain openings which they most likely won't show at the internet.
>
>I am very annoyed by the people laughing loud for hydra at the internet. Let
>them show up at a tournament instead of post nonsense here.
>
>Best regards,
>Vincent

Good advice.  See you at CCT-7 perhaps?

:)




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