Author: Derrick Williams
Date: 13:38:53 03/29/00
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On March 29, 2000 at 15:56:23, Dann Corbit wrote: >I am running a long time control game between Amy and Crafty. Both programs >thought the same thing (I was watching the thinking bar) and I just can't >believe it!!! I think someone has turned my brain into mush. Either that or >computer chess games have become so sophisticated, it is truly frightening. > >The game is run on a single CPU machine without pondering, and crafty is >starting as black, so Amy having the upper hand is not astonishing. > >Anyway, look at move 62 Rxb2, which both programs thought was a great idea! I >just hate it! I would exchange rooks in an eyeblink. Why didn't Amy take the >pawn with the bishop? It seems a lead pipe cinch win that way. And it won't >take the knight long to hop on over and undo the pin. If the rooks are traded, >that leaves white with KBN verses k. Trying to mate with a knight and a bishop >is like trying to herd cats! As a human, I would absolutely trade rooks, and I >can't (for the life of me) see what these two programs see that I do not. Help >me someone! > >[Event "Computer chess game"] >[Site "DCORBIT"] >[Date "2000.03.29"] >[Round "-"] >[White "Amy"] >[Black "Crafty"] >[Result "*"] >[TimeControl "40/14400"] > >1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. >c3 d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 >15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 Nf6 19. Rae3 Qd7 20. axb5 axb5 >21. Ne4 Nfxd5 22. Ra3 Qxf5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Nxc5 Qxb1 25. Nxb7 Qf5 26. Qb3 >Qd3 27. Qxd3 Nxd3 28. Rd1 N5b4 29. Ne1 Nxe1 30. Rxe1 Kf7 31. Be3 Be7 32. >Re2 Ra2 33. Kh2 Nd5 34. Bd4 b4 35. Re4 g5 36. g3 Nc7 37. Bb6 d5 38. Re2 Ne6 >39. Na5 Bf6 40. Rd2 Bc3 41. Rxd5 Rxb2 42. Kg2 h5 43. Nc4 Rc2 44. Rb5 Kg6 >45. Be3 h4 46. Rb6 Kf6 47. Kf3 Ke7 48. Nd6 Ra2 49. Ne4 Kd7 50. Rd6+ Ke7 51. >Kg4 b3 52. Rd3 hxg3 53. Nxc3 gxf2 54. Rd1 Rc2 55. Ne4 Nf4 56. Nxf2 Nxh3 57. >Nxh3 Ke8 58. Nxg5 Rc3 59. Kf4 b2 60. Rb1 Rb3 61. Bd4 Kd7 62. Rxb2 >*
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