Author: Roberto Waldteufel
Date: 17:19:48 06/01/98
I have been developing my chess program, Rabbit, for some time now, but
recently I think it has increased very noticeably in strength. I am
particularly grateful for some of the tips and advice I have received
through CCC, and now here's something back from Rabbit. I have a Risc
1MB stand-alone chess computer and an old copy of Fritz2 which I have
been using as sparring partners for Rabbit. I think these programs are
both much stronger, as Rabbit always lose (until now, anyway). The Risc
1MB is supposed to be about 2200 ELO, so I'm not exactly giving Rabbit
easy opposition. Here is its first success:
Rabbit v Risc 1MB (15 secs/move each)
1 e2 c5
2 Nf3 e6
3 Bd3?! I cringed when I saw Rabbit play this move, and did not
expect Ed Schoeders program to take long to win
3......... d5
4 exd5 exd5
5 c4 The usual idea after the offbeat Bd3 is c3, Bc2 and
d4.
5......... Nf6
6 O-O Be7
7 cxd5 Nxd5
8 Nc3 Nb4
9 Bc4 Nc6 Black seems to be doing very well!
10 a3 Nd3
11 Nd5 O-O
12 Nxe7+ Nxe7
13 Qb3 Nf4
14 d4 Ne6
15 dxc5 Nxc5
16 Qb4 Na6
17 Qe1 Re8
18 Ng5! Nd5
19 Bxd5! Rxe1
20 Rxe1 I thought it was the end, but Rabbit still
reckons it's almost 3 pawns up! On closer
inspection Black's king is in a bit of
trouble.
20...... h6
21 Bxf7+ Kf8
22 Re8+ Qxe8
23 Bxe8 Kxe8
24 Ne4 Bd7!? Giving up another pawn, but how else is Black to
develop his pieces?
25 Nd6+ Ke7
26 Nxb7 Rb8
27 Na5 Nc5
28 Be3 Ne6
29 Nc4 a6
30 Rd1 Ba4
31 Re1 Bb3
32 Ne5 And Blak's position is hopeless. This represents
Rabbit's greatest victory so far.
Hope you find the game entertaining maybe it should be named the "Rabbit
Attack", a good description of the anti-positional nature of the
absurd-looking 3. Bd3.
Roberto
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