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Subject: Re: shirov wins at blitz against fritz!

Author: Pierre Bourget

Date: 13:41:43 06/23/00

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On June 23, 2000 at 13:02:06, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On June 22, 2000 at 17:33:34, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>Wow cool,
>>
>>i didn't realize humans could still beat computers at blitz
>>considering the latest ratings of programs at the ICC server,
>>even though the rating formula's of some accounts are quite bizarre
>>
>>  ( rating >= computer-200 and for humans even rating - 400 )
>>
>>On June 22, 2000 at 13:07:48, Pierre Bourget wrote:
>>
>>>[MLNrOfMoves "59"]
>>>[Event "FSC Computer Match"]
>>>[Site "Frankfurt"]
>>>[Date "2000.06.22"]
>>>[Round "5"]
>>>[White "Shirov,A"]
>>>[Black "Fritz on Primergy"]
>>>[Result "1-0"]
>>>
>>>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
>>>O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qc7 13. Nbd2 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
>>>Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. a3 Rfe8 18. Bd3 Qb7 19. Qe2 exd4 20. Nxd4 d5 21. Nxc6
>>>Bxc6 22. e5 Ne4 23. Bd4 Ng5 24. Nf3 Ne4 25. Nd2 Ng5 26. Rec1 Ne6 27. Nf3 Bd7 28.
>>>Be3 b4 29. Nd4 Nc5 30. Bf5 Bxf5 31. Nxf5 Nb3 32. Qg4 g6 33. Nh6+ Kg7 34. Qf4 Bd8
>>>35. Ng4 bxa3 36. bxa3 Nxa1 37. Rxa1 Ra6 38. Rd1 Qb3 39. Rc1 g5 40. Qf5 Qxa3 41.
>>>Rc8 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 h5 43. Rxd8 Rxd8 44. Nf6 Qc3 45. Bxg5 Kf8 46. f4 h4 47. Bxh4
>>>Qa5 48. Qh7 Ke7 49. Ng4+ Ke8 50. Qg8+ Kd7 51. Qxf7+ Kc6 52. e6 Rda8 53. e7 Kc5
>>>54. Bf2+ Kc4 55. e8Q Rxe8 56. Qxe8 Kb3 57. Qe2 Rc6 58. Qd1+ Rc2 59. Ne3 Qd2 1-0
>>>
>>>Pierre
>
>Shirov is especially strong against computers at blitz, and he has familiarity
>with Fritz.
>
>bruce

In fact this is not exactly blitz but game in 25 minutes.

Here is a good report by John Henderson with some comments:

http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/event/ffcc2000/giants1.html

Pierre



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