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Subject: Re: El Conquistador defeated again!

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 03:33:16 07/23/01

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On July 22, 2001 at 06:54:52, Mike S. wrote:

>On July 22, 2001 at 05:13:14, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>(...)
>>I don't understand what you want to demonstrate. I know that it is possible to
>>win against the progs, preferably in shorter time controls. But you should
>>really use the *ORIGINAL* Tiger book which is provided in the
>>Chesspartner-package and has 7.c3. Can you imagine that the sense in using
>>accurate opening books is to not fall into such traps?
>
>But many, if not all, books do not achieve that goal.


Yes, many of the CB books don't, they are only built from a scratch, many games
assembled. But for several lines, king's gambit, Traxler etc., safe lines are
necessary. I say that ALL curent top programs can be beaten with lines like you
posted above if they have no access to an accurate opening book. But what is it
worth? Show that there are opening lines with fascinating and DEEP piece
sacrifices that no program can see? This is nothing unusual and after all the
main reason that opening books are used.


>I demonstrate that books
>are not trap-proof - if this one doesn't work, I'm sure others will work.
>
>People know it is possible after somebody has done it. This time I wanted to be
>the one who *does* (not only the one who reads and knows, as usual).
>
>Regards,
>M.Scheidl



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