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Subject: Re: Amazing who....?

Author: Andrew Dados

Date: 14:26:17 08/23/99

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On August 23, 1999 at 15:28:10, James Robertson wrote:

>Yesterday on FICS I noticed scrappy (Crafty on P200x4) was playing a human who
>had already defeated it twice at 5 5 blitz and was mopping up a third victory. I
>was kind of suspicious, so I started talking to him and asked him to play my
>program. Overall, it was a completely one-sided affair, but I was convinced that
>he was not a computer when he missed several tactical things my program saw very
>quickly.
>
>I asked him if he was a GM or IM, and no, he said he was unrated(!). Anyway, I
>have never seen a human outsmart computers so well in blitz without relying on
>standard anti-computer play. Nor did he shy away from tactics, and often after
>complex exchanges he would come out ahead.
>
>Is he very unusual, or are there a lot of players like him? He also mentioned he
>had many rated chess playing friends, and did not think he was near GM strength.
>
>James

    This is one of his games when he agreed to play with no increment.... 3 0 tc
and he of course got flagged.
Note he never moves below 3 sec (as fast as someone relaying moves to chess
program can go, even most obvious moves), never took more then 7 sec/move.
Black is typical 'human' time usage. Btw... I'm not accusing him of cheating -
just bringing some facts to ponder :)

  1.  d4      (0:02)     d6      (0:01)
  2.  e4      (0:05)     Nd7     (0:00)
  3.  Nf3     (0:05)     Ngf6    (0:01)
  4.  Nc3     (0:06)     e5      (0:01)
  5.  Bc4     (0:03)     Be7     (0:01)
  6.  O-O     (0:03)     c6      (0:01)
  7.  a4      (0:06)     h6      (0:01)
  8.  a5      (0:05)     Qc7     (0:01)
  9.  Be3     (0:07)     O-O     (0:01)
 10.  Bb3     (0:05)     Re8     (0:02)
 11.  h3      (0:05)     Nf8     (0:01)
 12.  Qd3     (0:04)     Ng6     (0:04)
 13.  Rfd1    (0:05)     Bf8     (0:01)
 14.  d5      (0:05)     c5      (0:03)
 15.  Nb5     (0:03)     Qe7     (0:06)
 16.  c4      (0:05)     a6      (0:02)
 17.  Nc3     (0:05)     Bd7     (0:01)
 18.  Na4     (0:05)     Bxa4    (0:02)
 19.  Bxa4    (0:04)     Red8    (0:00)
 20.  Rdb1    (0:05)     Qc7     (0:04)
 21.  b4      (0:05)     Nd7     (0:02)
 22.  bxc5    (0:07)     Nxc5    (0:04)
 23.  Bxc5    (0:04)     dxc5    (0:01)
 24.  Qb3     (0:04)     Rab8    (0:03)
 25.  Qc3     (0:04)     Bd6     (0:03)
 26.  Rb6     (0:05)     Nf4     (0:01)
 27.  Qb2     (0:04)     Nd3     (0:02)
 28.  Qd2     (0:04)     Nb4     (0:01)
 29.  Nh4     (0:04)     Bf8     (0:11)
 30.  Nf5     (0:04)     Rd6     (0:07)
 31.  Nxd6    (0:04)     Bxd6    (0:02)
 32.  Ra3     (0:03)     Rd8     (0:10)
 33.  Rg3     (0:07)     Kh7     (0:04)
 34.  Qe2     (0:04)     Qe7     (0:08)
 35.  Qg4     (0:04)     g6      (0:01)
 36.  Qe2     (0:04)     Rb8     (0:02)
 37.  Qd2     (0:04)     Bc7     (0:08)
 38.  d6      (0:04)     Bxd6    (0:04)
 39.  Qxd6    (0:04)     Qxd6    (0:01)
 40.  Rxd6    (0:03)     Rf8     (0:02)
      {White ran out of time} 0-1

-Andrew-



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