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Subject: Re: Interesting Game by Chop

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:21:16 06/12/00

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On June 12, 2000 at 10:04:29, pete wrote:

>On June 12, 2000 at 09:40:20, Andrew Williams wrote:
>
>>On June 12, 2000 at 05:10:54, Peter McKenzie wrote:
>>
>>>I watched following game on ICC this evening.  The game was funny because I'd
>>>just been thinking that Chop (Beadle) sacs the exchange too often and was
>>>thinking of ways to fix this problem.  When I saw Rxa4 come along in this game I
>>>though 'oh now, here we go again', but as events unfolded Chop whipped up a cool
>>>attack.  These are the sort of games that keep me interested in this silly hobby
>>>of computer chess :-)  I don't think you'll find the Rf8-f5-d5-d1 rook walk in
>>>too many text books.
>>>
>>
>>Hi Pete,
>>
>>Contrary to what I was saying on ICC the other day, PM likes Rxa4 from ply 1.
>>Clearly that wide-open King position is just too much to resist. By depth 12,
>>however, the score is still -0.60. What score did chop think it was getting
>>with the exchange? What does Amateur like here, Will?
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Andrew
>>
>
>Sorry to jump in ;-) :
>
>Bringer gives
>
>0:00:00.3  ( 4/14)      12116  -1.38  b4xa4  b3xa4  a6xc4  c1-b1  c4xa4
>0:00:01.0  ( 5/16)      55777  -1.55  d6-d5
>0:00:01.5  ( 5/16)     111154  -1.31  d6-d5  a2-a3  b4xa4  b3xa4  a6xc4
>0:00:04.2  ( 6/17)     346885  -1.36  d6-d5  e3-c5  b4-b7  d1-d2  d5xc4  c5xc4
>a6xc4
>0:00:09.8  ( 7/19)     768254  -1.48  d6-d5  e3-c5  b4-b7  h1-f1  d5xc4  c5xc4
>a6xc4  b3xc4  b7-b4
>0:00:11.7  ( 7/20)     950394  -1.47  b4xa4
>0:00:12.8  ( 7/20)    1027806  -1.40  b4xa4  b3xa4  a6xc4  c1-b1  c4xa4  f2-f4
>a4-b4
>0:00:21.0  ( 8/22)    1679004  -1.32  b4xa4  b3xa4  a6xc4  c1-b1  c4xa4  f2-f4
>c6-c5  b1-a1  c5-c4
>0:00:36.0  ( 9/27)    2980817  -1.31  b4xa4  b3xa4  a6xc4  c1-b1  c4xa4  f2-f4
>d6-d5  h1-e1  f8-f6  b1-a1
>0:01:00.6  (10/28)    5124858  -1.32  b4xa4  b3xa4  a6xc4  c1-b1  c4xa4  f2-f4
>c6-c5  b1-a1  c5-c4
>0:01:59.7  (11/32)   10369795  -1.35  b4xa4  b3xa4  a6xc4  c1-b1  c4xa4  f2-f4
>c6-c5  b1-a1  c5-c4  h5-h6
>
>As Bringer really loves being an exchange up I suspect most programs will play
>Rxa4 if correct or not .


You mean exchange _down_???

+ 2 pawns for the exchange, so material is equal...



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