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Subject: Re: More concerning Fritz5

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 14:56:49 04/11/98

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On April 11, 1998 at 13:44:51, Mats Winther wrote:

>On April 11, 1998 at 13:29:15, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>
>>
>>Moritz, Moritz... What a materialist you are, always asking for facts,
>>evidence, a-spiritual stuff. Once I commited the same crime and I was
>>accused of not being religious... :)
>>
>>Enrique
>
>Well, I'm doing the best I can. Why don't you help instead of being
>sarcastic?

But I don't see your point... Let's say Fritz 5 plays these ugly moves
you posted. I believe you. At times it can play horribly, like all
programs. Like anyone here, I could post hundreds of this kind of moves.
And it wouldn't prove anything different than: programs (all) play lousy
moves every now and then.

Put it another way. We have the following position:
8/pQ2kp2/1p6/7R/3q4/1P2n3/P7/6K1 b - - 0 0

Programs would play either Ke6 or Kf6, and the resultant position is
even. But a patzer played Kf8, and after white's Qb8+ black resigned.
This patzer was Lasker playing black against Capablanca in a world
championship game, 1921, as an example among very many. Human players
blunder tactically much more than programs. Programs blunder
positionally more than people. That's not news. Then I have no trouble
believing the moves you posted. And I still fail to see your point.

Enrique

>Let us investigate this problem now. I think we are really coming
>somewhere.
>
>/Mats Winther



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