Author: Martin Giepmans
Date: 16:29:05 01/01/02
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On January 01, 2002 at 18:48:38, Dann Corbit wrote: >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. Rdd8!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes, till it very very slowly (after a good, long think) began to dawn on me. Hahaha. Well, I *do* have a hangover from last night, but maybe next time put some smileys in, hmm? Happy New Year! Martin
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