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Subject: Re: Computer trouble and the starting position

Author: Anthony Cozzie

Date: 13:50:02 10/29/04

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On October 28, 2004 at 22:08:19, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On October 28, 2004 at 21:33:12, Anthony Cozzie wrote:
>
>>I've been having the oddest problem today.  My computer is emitting a loud whine
>>- except when _both_ processors are running.  Occaisionally one of the monitors
>>flicks off as well, although that has only happened twice.  I'm hoping it is the
>>power supply (which seems to be the part emitting the whine), rather than the
>>more expensive motherboard, but we'll see.
>>
>>I have been running Zappa in the background to keep the noise to a minimum (god
>>I wish I knew why that works), so here is the analysis of the intial position to
>>18 ply with singular extensions ;)  If I could only get 18 ply in games . . .
>>
>>1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4. Bf1-b5 a7-a6 5. Bb5xc6
>>d7xc6[S] 6. Nf3xe5 Nf6xe4 7. Nc3xe4 Qd8-d5 8. Ke1-g1 Qd5xe5
>> = (0.13)       Depth: 18/39    00:57:13.53     4129997kN (1203 KN/s, 8181
>>splits, 530 aborts)
>
>Do you like to play this opening personally?  Just wanting to see if chess
>engines tend to take on the personality of their owners, like pets are reported
>to do.
>
>[Event "Edited game"]
>[Site "DANNFAST"]
>[Date "2004.10.28"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "-"]
>[Black "-"]
>[Result "*"]
>[ECO "C48a"]
>[Variation "Four Knights: Spanish, Ranken Variation"]
>
>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Qd5
>8. O-O Qxe5 *

Not particularly.  With White I play both e4 and d4, with Black I play Sicilian
Najdorf or Dragon and the Meran QGD.  I don't know a great deal of theory, but I
am at the level where I don't especially need to.

anthony



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