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Subject: Re: Rebel and Fritz lost ,Junior and shredder won.

Author: blass uri

Date: 09:19:11 04/28/00

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On April 28, 2000 at 11:54:10, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:

>On April 28, 2000 at 10:28:22, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>
>>On April 28, 2000 at 09:59:23, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>Rebel century lost against boris malisov(2350 rating)
>>>I resigned at move 21 and did not play the last move of the game.
>>>
>>>I do not understand the reason for the move 12...gxf5
>>>I thought during the game that maybe I put
>>>Rebel at a low level or maybe I had the wrong personality or maybe it is a bug
>>>in Rebel Century but I found that Rebel1.2a also does the same blunder.
>>>
>>>I found also that many top programs including Crafty17.10 do the same
>>>blunder(Crafty may avoid it at tournament time control but I expected computers
>>>to avoid it from the first second and not to need some minutes to find a better
>>>move).
>>
>>Fritz 6a, Junior 6a, Hiarcs 7.32 and Nimzo 7.32, the cream of the crop, like to
>>play 12... gxf5. It's the kind of computer moves that drives me nuts and makes
>>me quite skeptical about programs playing at GM level.
>>
>>By the way, I don't think that Fritz will do so well at the Dutch championship.
>>All professional players seem to be very familiar with Fritz and they will know
>>how to play against it and take advantage of the gxf5 moves.
>>
>>Enrique
>>
>>PS. Tiger doesn't play gxf5. There is still hope. :)
>>
>>>I do not understand what push computers to sacrifice their king safety for no
>>>
>
>
>Enrique,
>
>I wish to do something imprudent: wager a bet with you (everyone knows that when
>it comes to bets, you are unbeatable).  Fritzy will place among the top five (5)
>in the Dutch Champs.  Stakes: a dinner.  Deal?
>
>***  Djordje

I guess that Fritz is not going to be among the top 5.

Uri



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