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Subject: Re: Green List - new blitz leader

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

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GCP



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