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Subject: Oh the Joy of old chess programs

Author: ERIQ

Date: 23:03:19 12/25/00


This christmas my family and I went to see visit my mother.

Well after lots of fun and a good bit of vodka I found myself, ( being the chess
addict that I am) looking through some of my old things that my mother had kept
of mine, looking for mabe an old chess book or a set perhaps.

 Well to my delight I found something even better. I found an old Dos program
called GrandMaster Chess and It was still in the original box. I immediately
began installing it on my mom's old pc a 100mhz k-5 w/ 16 mb ram I think, well
after getting it up and running (the poor thing crashed three times, sorry John
), I played my first complete 5 min game.

  ahhhh I thought, as I finished the game. Not only did I defy the odds and get
to play a game but I actually won, all on chistmas day.

 I haven't felt this good in a long time I thought, I have found nivana in old
chess programs, yes shameless but true.

 I have been bitten by a tiger, teased by junior, out smarted by crafty and
revolted against by rebels. It feels good not to be on the recieving end of a
beating once and awhile.

After I drove home I added the game to my database while having tiger look at it
and found that tiger 12 may at blitz have suffered the same fate. It would have
played alot of the same moves as GM!! and it did not see all of the dangers in
my Nf6! move untill it reached 11 ply. Even though I have a 466 cel
96mb ram. Wow What's this I thought ?!

Here is the game. Is this a tough postion for programs or is GM chess just a C
player?


1	FRENCH def. CLASSICAL var.
	Eriq 2200 - GM chess
	(Mom's Christmas Classic) 12/2000
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O b6= 10. g4!? Eriq Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 12. g5 Bxd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14.
Rhg1 Ne5 15. Qf4 Qb8?? Eriq
[15... Ng6ยน   Tiger 12.0]
16. Nf6 Kh8 17. Qh4 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 gxf6 19. gxf6 Be4 20. Qxe4 Qxh2 21. Rh1,
Black Resigns [1:0]



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