Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 07:19:49 10/09/00
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On October 08, 2000 at 17:37:16, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 08, 2000 at 17:02:15, Torstein Hall wrote: > ><snipped> >>Regarding the laws of Wilhelm Steinitz, I think you can ask any GM you like, and >>I think they would agree. And perhaps you can see if you get an better answer >>than me! >> >>Torstein > >sorry but your rules do not tell me if the following sacrifice is good or bad. >[D]r2r2k1/pp1qb1p1/2n4p/2p1p3/2P1B3/P2PBQ1b/1P3P1N/R4RK1 w - - 0 1 > >Gambittiger sacrificed the exchange by Qh5 and won against Crafty >Is it a good move? Hard to tell, but it looks like it the best move if you want to have counterplay! ( Just my amatour opinion. :-) ) And an active defence may be the best move, even if it may be objectivly lost! How did the rest of the game go by the way! >Gambittiger won but I could not find more than a draw after a better defence >for black. > >The fact that I could not find does not prove that there is no win because I do >not see everything even with computer's help. > > >What can I learn from steinitz rule. > >They say to attack if I have the advantage. >Who has the advantage? > >I can learn nothing from steinitz rules. Perhaps not you or me, but a lot of great players could! Of course chess is not so simple that it can be understood from one simple rule. Anyway, that philosophy is not to select one move in a game, but as a philosophy to play better chess. (Personally I like to attack like crazy on an unsound base, and lose a lot of games that way!) I belive the key to play better chess for both humans and computers is to have a better understanding of the game! If you make a program attack wildly in every position, it will only carry it so far... But as another poster here noted, Gambit Tiger can play good old boring chess also, when it need to. I'm really looking forward to try it! Torstein >Uri
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