Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Date: 11:44:13 05/24/00
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On May 23, 2000 at 20:00:38, James Robertson wrote: >>Comments on Insomniac's play? Looks quite remarkable. I don't believe the >>account was restricting play to humans, which would explain such a jump. > >The account has played almost exclusively computers. I'm pretty happy with the >results, and I hope that it is able to maintain or improve its rating. It has >scored very well against several strong computer accounts, although it has >trouble with some of the chess tiger clones. From the games I've got, I suspect Insomniac is very good tactically, coupled with good king-safety. The following position is a nice example. Most amateur programs can take a while to see the sac. Insomniac played it in less than 3 seconds. [D] 4r1k1/1b3pp1/pp3n1p/1P2b3/3q4/2NBB3/P4PPP/1QR3K1 b - - 0 1 -- GCP
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