Author: Harald Faber
Date: 00:28:50 12/16/98
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On December 15, 1998 at 12:28:16, blass uri wrote: >>To make a long story in a short answer: >>Sacs are hard to refuse OTB. That is the only reason some masters and GMs play >>some. They pull up some confusing struggle knowing that the opponent won't be >>able to save the game because of 2 aspects: 1) king safety/ under pressure >>(=psychology) and 2) time. Maybe the GM knows that the sac is unsound. He plays >>it becasue he knows there is only one defence and the opp won't find it. >>In corespondence chess you have to be much more carefully. >>The only programs playing risky sacs are the ones that have a sound eval for >>king safety and attacking potential, MCP, The King, WChess and CSTal come in >>mind for that case. MAYBE Junior5. Fritz won't play it unless it is sure to win >>material. :-) >I do not agree about fritz >I remember that fritz5.16 sacrificed a rook for a knight in the last round of >mclane's tournament against Genius5 when it did not see that it could win >material by the sacrifice. Exceptions confirm the rule. ;-)
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