Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 13:06:47 05/24/00
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On May 24, 2000 at 14:44:13, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >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. Unfortunately, while the flashy Bxh2+ has real flair and definitely nets a pawn in value, the pedantic, stodgy Qg4 puts you up by nearly a piece: [D] 4r1k1/1b3pp1/pp3n1p/1P2b3/3q4/2NBB3/P4PPP/1QR3K1 b - - acd 12; acn 151375658; acs 1001; ce 288; pv Qg4 Ne4 Bxe4 Bxe4 Qxe4 bxa6 Qxb1 Rxb1 Bc7 Bd4 Nd5 Rd1 Be5 a7 Bf4;
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