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Subject: DeepThought--Fishbein KRB v KR human loss revisited

Author: Stephen A. Boak

Date: 00:15:17 09/26/00

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On September 26, 2000 at 00:38:43, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>On September 26, 2000 at 00:26:44, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>
>>On September 25, 2000 at 23:51:00, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>>
>>>On September 25, 2000 at 23:20:58, Stephen A. Boak wrote:
>>>
>>>>I don't remember an adjourned position scenario (perhaps it was), but wasn't it
>>>>IM Alex Fishbein (now a GM) (not Ben Finegold) who lost a KR vs KRB ending to
>>>>Deep Thought (I think) in a Los Angeles tournament quite a few years ago?
>>>>
>>>>--Steve
>>>
>>>You're probably right. I probably mixed them up. What's the difference? All
>>>Fishbeins are the same aren't they? ;)
>>
>>BTW, yes the position was adjourned. Unusual for a swiss. I can't remember why
>>they did that. There was some special reason, but I can't remember what it was.
>>I'm certain of it though, since I personally watched Fishbein and a friend of
>>his hurriedly analyze the position in the short time they had before he had to
>>resume the game.
>>
>>I don't think it was Deep Thought though. Maybe NuChess or Belle or something
>>like that. It was quite awhile ago. Hard to remember, but Deep Thought came
>>later I believe.
>
>I'm Wrong. Deep Thought is correct and here is the game from www.chesslab.com to
>prove it:
>
>Deep Thought vs Alex Fishbein
>1988
>1. e4   e5
>2. Nf3  Nc6
>3. Bb5  a6
>4. Bxc6 dxc6
>5. O-O  f6
>6. d4   exd4
>7. Nxd4 c5
>8. Ne2  Qxd1
>9. Rxd1 Bd7
>10. Bf4 O-O-O
>11. c4  Ne7
>12. Nbc3 Re8
>13. Be3 Nc6
>14. Rd2 Ne5
>15. b3  h5
>16. h3  b6
>17. Nd5 Bc6
>18. a4  a5
>19. Nec3 Kb7
>20. Nb5 Bxb5
>21. axb5 Bd6
>22. f3  Ra8
>23. f4  Nf7
>24. Kf2 Rhe8
>25. Kf3 Bf8
>26. Nc3 Nd6
>27. Rd5 g6
>28. g4  hxg4+
>29. hxg4 Bg7
>30. f5  gxf5
>31. gxf5 Rh8
>32. Bf4 Rh3+
>33. Bg3 Rg8
>34. Rd3 Bf8
>35. Kg2 Rh4
>36. Re1 Rhg4
>37. Kh3 a4
>38. bxa4 R8g7
>39. Bh4 Nxc4
>40. Bxf6 Rg8
>41. e5  Bh6
>42. Nd5 Bf4
>43. Rf3 Bxe5
>44. Rxe5 Nxe5
>45. Bxe5 R4g5
>46. Bg3 c4
>47. Nc3 Rh5+
>48. Kg2 Rgg5
>49. f6  Rf5
>50. Re3 Rxf6
>51. Re7 Rff5
>52. Rxc7+ Ka8
>53. a5  Rxb5
>54. Nxb5 Rxb5
>55. axb6 Rxb6
>56. Bf4 Rb3
>57. Kf2 Rb7
>58. Rxc4 Rb2+
>59. Ke3 Kb7
>60. Ke4 Rb5
>61. Be3 Rh5
>62. Bd4 Rg5
>63. Be5 Kb6
>64. Kd5 Kb5
>65. Rc8 Rg6
>66. Rc5+ Kb6
>67. Rc2 Rh6
>68. Rb2+ Ka6
>69. Bd6 Rh5+
>70. Kc6 Rg5
>71. Rb3 Rh5
>72. Rb1 Rg5
>73. Rb2 Rh5
>74. Rb8 Rh7
>75. Bf8 Ka7
>76. Rb3 Ka8
>77. Re3 Rb7
>78. Re4 Rf7
>79. Re8+ Ka7
>80. Bc5+ Ka6
>81. Ra8+ 1-0

I remember the adjournment aspect now.  I also watched Fishbein analyze prior to
the resumption of play with Deep Thought.

It was fascinating to see him play such a strong program in such a tense,
death-defying (hyperbole!) endgame.  In the end, the computer was much too
strong--it seemed at the time.

Thanks for posting the actual game!  Now that I have Fritz6a with 5-piece
tablebases, it will be interesting to analyze this actual game to see when and
if Fishbein still had a draw, or for how long he was lost.

--Steve







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