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Subject: Re:Game from US correspondence championship finals-let's play it out ;)

Author: Pete R.

Date: 13:36:14 03/17/00

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On March 16, 2000 at 19:37:32, Robin Smith wrote:

>On March 16, 2000 at 17:59:44, Pete R. wrote:
>
>>Clearly 19. Nb6 is definitely a losing move.  Proving the loss earlier in the
>>game would take a ton of analysis.  I think white can survive and perhaps fight
>>back after 19. Ne3.  It would be fun to play it out, us amateur computer chess
>>weenies vs. a seasoned correspondence champ.  I had a blast working on Kasparov
>>vs. the World, team correspondence can be quite fun.  Or perhaps we could start
>>a new game.  Or perhaps instead of picking on you as an individual we could all
>>play a team correspondence event just as a CCC thing for the hell of it.  Just a
>>thought.
>
>Proving white is lost after 19.Ne3 is not possible, at least not possible with
>my understanding of chess and with the current state of chess computers,
>although you are correct that it is better than the alternatives.  However it is
>my judgement that white is probably still lost.  Postal chess can be VERY
>unforgiving of mistakes and white has made several to get to move 19 in this
>game.
>
>I am not able to play this out at this time.  Right now all my effort is going
>into my remaining games in US13F.  It might be intersting to see how
>computer-computer matches go after 19.Ne3, but this would not be any sort of
>"proof" either.
>
>Regards,
>Robin

Actually I fully concede that white is not a happy camper here, and it would be
a painful tooth and nail fight for white to try to prove a draw.  But I like the
idea of team correspondence chess anyway.



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