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Subject: Re: Ferret's stunning 23.Ne6!! against Crafty

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 04:34:44 05/29/01

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On May 29, 2001 at 07:17:45, Mike S. wrote:

>On May 29, 2001 at 03:47:13, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On May 29, 2001 at 01:16:23, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On May 29, 2001 at 00:58:44, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>>[D]r1b1Rbk1/pp3p2/2np3p/2qp2p1/3N4/1QPB3P/PP3PPB/6K1 w - -
>>>>(Sorry if this is discussed already.)
>>>>In this position Ferret played Ne6!!, which I found really stunning. (...)
>
>>>Ne6 is *grotesquely* superior in my book.
>
>>I believe that Ne6 is not GM style move.
>>There is no reason to calculate complex lines of Ne6 when there is a simple way
>>to win material and the games.
>>
>>I believe that GM calculate complex lines when they need them to win the game
>>but they are smart enough not to do it when there is another simple way to win
>>because the target in the game is to win and it is better to be more sure of
>>winning.
>
>This may be correct from the practical viewpoint of a human master, but would
>you like computers to play like that? It's not attractive... from a spectator's
>viewpoint, I do not need that kind of smartness :o)
>
>>When you calculate a complex line there is a risk that you are wrong so it is a
>>bad idea to do it when you have another good option.
>
>Hm... Fritz goes for Ne6 too.

I posted some analysis of Deep Fritz that proved that Fritz did not go for Ne6

Uri



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