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Subject: Re: Gambit Tiger 2 vs The Web, Att. Bram Mourik, Error in Mainline Variation

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 12:13:21 06/18/01

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On June 18, 2001 at 10:50:32, Terry McCracken wrote:

>My Reply to Bram Mourik, Rebel Forum
>
>To see all lines please go to the Rebel Forum.
>
>
>
>Good Work Bram! I haven't had time to study _all_ your side lines, but I looked
>more deeply into you _Mainline_ and found an important variation, which again
>appears to draw! *Sigh*
>I will post _only_ the new variation from your _mainline_, so as to keep it
>clear.
>
>37.Bxd5 Nf5 38.Kf2 Kg7 39.Kf3 Nd6 40.Na2 f6 41.Ke2 Bb5+ 42.Kd1 Nf5 43.Bxb3 Nxe3+
>44.Kc1 Nf5 45.d5 Nd4 46.Bd1 Be2 47.Nc3 Bc4 48.h4 fxg5 49.fxg5 Kf7 50.Kb1 Ke7
>51.Ka1 Nf5 52.h5 -0.69/16 3 gxh5 -0.72/13 3 53.Bxh5 -0.69/12 2 Nd4 -0.69/17 2:27
>54.g6 -0.75/13 4 Nc2+ -0.69/12 1 55.Kb1 -0.87/14 4 hxg6 -0.69/13 5 56.Bxg6
>-0.66/12 1 Line
>
>I used Fritz6 as an aid, but again it isn't
>clear that we the Web have  a certain win.
>
>52.h5! by White seems to hold Tigers' Game.
>
>Nonetheless, I'm impressed with this level of analysis!!
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Please check this refutation, at the Rebel Forum. Thanks!
>
>Regards,
> Terry
>
>
>P.S. I believe at the moment the web has a draw with an advantage for Black.
>     But it's unlikely we have a forced win. Too many resources for White.
>
>     Although, White made an error on move 28 with 28.exd5? and a small error
>     again with 31.Ne4?!, so it's certainly possible that GT 2.0 may make
>     slip. If Tiger makes another inaccurate move, then the Web will most likey
>     have a win. I think this endgame may be too hard for GT 2.0 to handle well,
>     thus the chance to win is relatively good. (It's tough for _all_ programs)
>     If the web keeps up it's high level of play I think within the next few
>     moves we will see GT 2.0 probably start to misplay the position thus
>     making it possible for the Web to win.
>     The next 10 moves will be critical for White, so patience should yield
>     dividends for us The Web.


Terry at depth 21 it is very hard to see the draw, but not everybody has a
machine with the capability of reaching depth 24 and beyond if possible like Ed
Panek.

Pichard.




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