Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:19:50 02/14/98
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On February 14, 1998 at 06:29:51, Howard Exner wrote: >Thanks to those involved in putting on this tournament. The >games are all looking very interesting. I'm curious to see >if the Rebel 9 vs Fritz 5 game will follow game 6 of Kasparov >vs Deep Blue. The only game I see ending soon is CM 5500 vs >Hiarcs 6. If Hiarcs can hold on to this position everything >I've learned about chess can be tossed out the window. Computers >are notorious for good defensive play but the black pieces in >this case are way too cramped. The game I'm watching most closely is Hiarcs vs Crafty. Hiarcs played a "stock" sacrifice opening, where normally black ends up having difficulty untangling and castling. But at these extreme search depths, Crafty has developed pretty well, and castled to boot. It could be that it found a way to refute this, or possibly Hiarcs played inaccurately. We'll see before long. However, it is pretty reckless to play a gambit against an electronic opponent, in general. At this time control, really reckless. The most interesting one (so far) is Rebel vs CM5500, to see whether white can extricate the knight, without blowing the position away.
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