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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