Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 12:14:15 08/12/00
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On August 12, 2000 at 13:22:04, Alexander Kure wrote: >On August 12, 2000 at 12:42:13, Peter Hegger wrote: > >>Hello >>A friend of mine and I were discussing chess openings the other day and the >>subject got around to chess programs and their contribution to opening theory. >>He mentioned an opening in the Ruy Lopez that was supposedly named after the >>program Crafty. >>Has anyone else ever heard of this opening? If so does anyone know the move >>order? >>Thanks in advance for your help. >>Peter > >What i know is the following: > >After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 there is the move 4. Bc4. I don't know if >this was a contribution by crafty, but i suppose that when after 3...a6 a chess >program is out of book it has a good chance to follow up with 4. Bc4 if it loves >the bishop pair more than structural weaknesses of the pawn structure. >In fact the same position with colors reversed arises after 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 >3. a3 Bc5 which is well know theory. So 4. Bc4 just transposes. > >Greetings >Alex Hi, I think that 4.Bc4 was Crafty's line for the WMCCC in Jakarta, 1996. Crafty surprised some programs with this sound but rare move and took them right out of book. *** Djordje
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