Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 15:52:17 12/26/00
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On December 26, 2000 at 17:19:15, Kurt Widmann wrote: >I just looked at 2 games posted here today. >Crafty and Nimzo were given credit for a win each, as follows: > >Nimzo 8 (2600) - Crafty 17.14 (2590) [D85] >K6-2 500 , 120'/40+60'/20+30' Engines Match (1), 25.12.2000 > >1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 >9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Qd2 Qxd2+ 12.Bxd2 b6 13.Rc1 Bb7 14.d5 Na6 15.Bg5 Rfc8 >16.0-0 >[16.Rxc8+ Rxc8 17.Bxe7 Rc1+ 18.Bd1 Bc3+ 19.Ke2 Nb4 20.Bxb4 Ba6+ 21.Ke3 Bxb4] >This is Crafty without book.(may be lost) > >16...Kf8 17.e5 h6 18.Bh4 g5 19.Bg3 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Nc5 21.d6 Rd8 >22.h4 > exd6 23.exd6 Ne4 24.Rc7 Bd5 25.Be5 Bxa2 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Bxg7+ Kxg7 28.Rxa7 >Nc3 29.Bf1 Rxd6 30.Ra3 Rc6 0-1 >This is crafty guided by a good book.(outplays nimzo) > >In the next game, nimzo plays black.(outplays crafty in same position) > 22.h4 > g4 23.Nd2 h5 24.Re1 Bh6 25.Rd1 Bc6 26.f3 Ba4 27.Nb3 Nxb3 28.axb3 Bxb3 >29.Ra1 Be3+ 30.Kh2 a5 31.fxg4 exd6 32.exd6 Bc5 33.gxh5 Bxd6 0-1 >This is crafty with a lack in knowledge. >Examples: 22...g4/h5 nimzo secures space and removes perceived weakness. > 22...exd6 creates isolated pawn and rates it as weakness/and plays > to create outsite pawn. (winnig strategy - super knowledge base). > So what happen to crafty after nimzo played 22...g4? >It seems a lack of instructions to assess his own strength and weaknesses. >For the defence of crafty, I must say, that it would never reach this position >without nimzo,s book. >Could we get a proper position evaluation here? >After 22..g4 : please lets here it! >Greetings,kurt That was a very good observation in your part Crafty 17.14 using Nimzo 8.ctg opening book convert itself into a Super program. I will have to play other games without using any Opening Book. I will post the result tomorrow. Pichard.
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