Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 04:47:36 05/01/01
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On May 01, 2001 at 07:28:54, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >A tragedy for Deep Junior in game 22! In an equal position, DJ turned down a >draw offer from Deep Fritz on move 33 and went on to lose when it underestimated >the passed pawns on the kingside. So instead of guaranteeing itself at least a >playoff, Junior still needs a full point from the final two games to lock up the >match. Programmers have always been worried about game strategy, but now it >looks like these machines need a crash course in match strategy! Take the draw!! As stated by others earlier, Chess programs has no consept of match play built in. Perhaps it would be interesting to have an option in a new program, not only saying New game, but also New match. And then go on to ask for how many games its goint to last! Torstein >(And, if you need a win, don't offer a draw!) > >The result came from a typical "horizon" problem computer face when dealing with >pawn endgames. Any decent human player could see that at some point, black would >be able to create a dangerous outside passer. But here, Fritz figured that out >first and did not mind giving up its bishop to win with its pawns. Junior did >not see the danger until it was already too late. > > > > > >This is in my opinion why there should be operators present at these events, so >these mishabs won't happen. > >Regards >Jonas
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