Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 15:48:38 01/01/02
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On January 01, 2002 at 17:57:00, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >After changing a few things in the way my engine communicates >with WinBoard, I played a test game to see if I had not broken >Fritz's WinBoard adapter support. > >To my surprise, the following happened: > >[Event "Test game"] >[Site "GCP"] >[Date "2002.01.01"] >[Round "1"] >[White "Sjeng 12.7"] >[Black "Fritz 7"] >[Result "1-0"] >[ECO "C07"] >[PlyCount "73"] > >1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bd7 >7. d5 exd5 8. Qxd5 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Qg5 Ne4 11. Qe3 O-O-O >12. Qxe4 Re8 13. Qxe8+ Bxe8 14. O-O Bd6 15. Rd1 Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 >17. Rxd4 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Bxb5 19. Bf4 Bc6 20. Rad1 Qf5 21. Kg1 Re8 >22. f3 g5 23. Bg3 Qxc2 24. R4d2 Qf5 25. b4 b6 26. Rd6 Kb7 >27. a4 Re3 28. Nb5 Bxb5 29. axb5 Re7 30. R6d5 Qf6 31. Rd6 Qc3 >32. Rd8 Qe3+ 33. Kh2 a5 34. Rb8+ Ka7 35. Rdd8 Qf4 36. Bxf4 gxf4 >37. Ra8+ 1-0 > >Great way to start the new year, don't you think :) This does not look like any sort of accident. A slow and steady buildup of strength until the finishing blow. By here, for sure Sjeng has already won: [D]3R4/pk2rp1p/1p6/1P4p1/1P6/2q2PB1/6P1/3R2K1 b - - But the amazing move is this one: [D]1R6/k3rp1p/1p6/pP4p1/1P6/4qPB1/6PK/3R4 w - - bm Rdd8; am bxa5; c0 "WOW!"; Absolutely incredible that Sjeng found Rdd8, since the vastly inferior bxa5 looks so good to programs. Now, bxa5 is a good enough move to probably win eventually. But Rdd8 is a positive death blow! Which programs (after a good, long, think) choose Rdd8 over bxa5? You have really done something wonderful here.
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