Author: Jeroen Noomen
Date: 06:49:14 08/23/01
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On August 23, 2001 at 05:54:17, Vine Smith wrote: Perhaps in GM chess this position is quite OK for Black. But both Rebel and Junior saw white clearly better after 17 Qf4. And that is the point: How does the program react? If theory says '=', but it reacts badly, it is not a good line to play! This is the most difficult thing in making a good book for a computer program: Human chess is not the same as computer chess.... Jeroen >The position after Rebel's 16...f5 is evaluated as equal by both Nunn's Chess >Openings and ECO (which awards an exclamation mark to this move). Junior's >17.Qf4 appears to be a novelty, and it is unclear (to me, at least) that this >represents an improvement over 17.exf6, as played in Akopian - Almasi, Ljubljana >1995. > >Thanks for your updates! > >Regards, >Vine Smith
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