Author: Robin Smith
Date: 11:29:21 03/16/00
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On March 16, 2000 at 03:09:17, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On March 15, 2000 at 14:17:59, Robin Smith wrote: > >>In the 13th US correspondence chess championship finals I played a move that my >>computer NEVER finds. Do any programs find 17.... Qd5! > >I haven't seen it come out on top as a program's first choice, but the programs >I tried seem to realize that it is playable. Modern programs know that the >wandering king and the blocked-off queen spell big trouble for White. They >don't even play Nb6, preferring moves like Ne3 to try to give the White king a >smidgen of protection or two. ;-) Perhaps your opponent consulted with an >somewhat older program? I think that Ne3 would allow white to play on longer than Nb6, but the game would still be lost. My opponent probably realized as much. His resignation included the comment "I gambled and I lost". This game was concluded back in December, so my opponent, if he was consulting a computer, could not have been using any of the latest programs that have come out recently. > >Dave
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