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Subject: How Fritz Can Beat Kramnik

Author: Graham Laight

Date: 11:52:15 07/25/01

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On July 25, 2001 at 12:28:36, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote:

>Ok, ok, Mr. Hubner is a strong GM, but come on guys! Kramnik's play is
>infinitely superior!
>
>Could Deep Fritz have a chance running on a Quad Xeon, or an eight-processor
>machine?
>
>How about the opening book, will it be improved for the match? Wouldn't it be
>better to run it without opening book (let the computer play without human
>opening books, which are not perfect!)?
>
>A. Ponti

The key to beating Kramnik is to vary many aspects of play from game to game as
possible.

In DB v GK '97, DB played very aggressively in the first game - and lost.

IMO, Deep Fritz should play slowly and solidly in the first game, when VK will
be "feeling it out", and aim for a draw. In this game, the value parameters
should be tuned unusually - e.g. value knights above bishops etc. King safety
should be turned up. Although VK might be able to win with attacks against the
king, we don't want him to know that in the first game. Finally, once out of
book, the rate of play should be as slow as possible.

Assuming we get the draw in the 1st game, we go for the win in the 2nd game. Set
the values back to "normal", turn down the king safety, turn up the aggression,
and play the moves at an audaciously quick rate (e.g. 1 minute per move) - don't
give VK time to think. Aim to create mid-game mayhem. This will maximise our
chances of getting a win.

-g



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