Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 01:10:57 03/17/00
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On March 16, 2000 at 14:29:21, Robin Smith wrote: >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 Deep Junior thinks that Ne3 or f3 should have been played earlier too, like instead of Qa4. It still thinks Black has a great position, even after these moves. When I meant an older program, I mean one that is several (e.g. 5) years old. Pretty big gamble! (I thought people didn't do that in correspondence chess, it sounds very risky.) Dave
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