Author: stuart taylor
Date: 07:01:01 10/30/00
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On October 30, 2000 at 06:51:55, stuart taylor wrote:
>On October 29, 2000 at 00:36:04, Chessfun wrote:
>
>>On October 29, 2000 at 00:10:57, stuart taylor wrote:
>>
>>>On October 26, 2000 at 21:43:15, Roy Brunjes wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 26, 2000 at 21:24:15, Tina Long wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On October 26, 2000 at 20:56:51, Roy Brunjes wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Some others have posted games here of the new sensation Gambit Tiger. I have
>>>>>>also admired its play -- scintillating attacks that frequently end in Tiger's
>>>>>>favor. Gambit Tiger is of course available on the Rebel 11 CD shipping any day
>>>>>>now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>As if that isn't enough -- Century 3.0 is an incredibly strong engine included
>>>>>>on the same Rebel 11 CD. I have created a personality I call "STORM" that turns
>>>>>>Century 3.0 into a vicious attacker<SNIPPED>
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi Roy,
>>>>>Will you share the parameter settings for your "Storm"?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>Tina Long
>>>>
>>>>Tina,
>>>>
>>>>Sure, and here is another game (already posted to Rebel 11 forum for those of
>>>>you who were beta team members and had access to that board):
>>>>
>>>>The game below was played at Game in 15 minutes vs Junior 6a. First STORM as
>>>>black sacs a pawn to open lines of attack against White's castled king. Then he
>>>>sacs the exchange and then a piece for a pawn as he shreds White's cover.
>>>>Amazing play for a human I would think. For a program? Well, it's even more
>>>>amazing.
>>>>
>>>>White: Junior 6a
>>>>Black: STORM
>>>>
>>>>1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3
>>>>Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. Rd1 Qc7 {This is first non-book move} 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd2
>>>>Nbd7 13. Be1 g5!? 14. Nxg5 Rg8 15. Nf3 Ne5 16. Nbd2 Rd8 {Just look at how
>>>>Black's forces are very nicely deployed for the upcoming attack! } 17. g3 Qc6
>>>>18. e4 Nd3 19. a5 Qc7 20. Bc2 Bxf2 21. Bxf2 Qxc2 22. Nd4 Rxd4! 23. Bxd4 Nxe4 24.
>>>>Kf1 Nxg3!! 25. hxg3 Rxg3 26. Qh2 Qc7 27. Qh4 Bg2+ { Black thinks he is up by 5
>>>>pawns! } 28. Ke2 Bf3+! 29. Nxf3 Nd4 30. Qxf4 Qxf4 31. Ne1 Qg4+ 32. Kf2 Rh3 33.
>>>>Be5 Qf5+ 34. Kg2 Re3 35. Rd2 Qe4+ 36. Kf1 Qxe5 37. Rg2 Rh3 38. Kg1 Qd4+ 39. Rf2
>>>>Qh4 and White resigns
>>>>
>>>>Beutiful play by STORM.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>STORM is defined as:
>>>>
>>>> All the Rebel Century 3.0 defaults EXCEPT:
>>>>
>>>>King Safety: 500
>>>>Mobility: 101
>>>>Pins: 200
>>>>Chess Knowledge: 200
>>>>Attractiveness: 125
>>>>Attacking: 150
>>>>
>>>>If you want to see even more attacks, use the book named sharp.mvs instead of
>>>>the normal Century 3.0 book (rebel.mvs). Rebel.mvs is a great (and very large!)
>>>>book, but sharp is full of highly tactical situations that STORM thrives on.
>>>>Even quite openings from Rebel.mvs book sometimes erupt into wild attacks with
>>>>STORM guiding the pieces.
>>>>
>>>>Enjoy.
>>>
>>>This seemed to me to be a game worth playing through, and I couldn't wait to get
>>>hold of a chess set.
>>> But there seems to be a mistake or two.
>>>You find this out when you reach move 29...nd4. It is unplayable! And so are
>>>other moves that follow, even using imagination of possible small errors.
>>> Can you correct it?
>>>S.Taylor
>>
>>
>>The move should be 29......Nf4+ the rest are correct.
>>
>>Sarah.
>
>I've now done some examination and analysis with help from Hiarcs 7.00, and it
>is clear that there were only 2 exceptional moves made by STORM which may not
>have been made by earlier programs.
>13...g5 (of course), and 20...Bxf2.(probably a superior positional motivation)
> All the others could easily have been made even by Hiarcs 7.00.(i.e. they were
>1st or 2nd choice after a short time, or thereabouts)
>But Hiarcs disagrees with a good few of Fritz 6a's
(Sorry, I mean Junior 6a's corr.)
moves, so who knows if STORM
>would get such a game against HIARCS 7.00?!
>S.Taylor
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