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Subject: Re: Shredder losing twice???

Author: Shep

Date: 10:48:53 08/22/01

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On August 22, 2001 at 11:30:11, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>You just haven't been around long enough.  The first such game I recall was
>belle vs chess 4.7 in Washington DC in 1978.  The game was back and forth,
>scores bouncing from +5 to -5 to +3 and so forth.  Either side could have won

Yes, but don't forget what sort of "playing strength" they had back then. They
could have easily missed some obvious things, either due to bad evaluation or
shallow search depth.
Overturning a seemingly "lost" game takes much more these days.

>that game.  I have also seen it happen on ICC between computers.  I have seen
>Crafty at -5 and win.  I have seen it at +5 and draw or lose.  With so few
>games, anything can (and probably will) happen.  :)

Also at longer time controls? I can understand this happens every once in a
while if you play bullet or blitz - but at 30/game or longer?

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Shep



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