Author: Pete Galati
Date: 13:51:36 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 >* [D}8/3k4/8/6N1/3B1K2/1r6/1R6/8 b - - 0 62 Keep in mind that I'm a lousy Chess player, but my guess is that at that point in the game, all Crafty was seeing was that it was behind on pieces, and wasn't willing to trade, even though it would be able to salvage a draw out of the game. What _was_ Crafty's move? Pete
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