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Subject: Re: Rebel 10 - Anand, draw in the first slow game!!!

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 12:34:45 07/22/98

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On July 22, 1998 at 15:07:41, Howard Exner wrote:

>On July 22, 1998 at 11:42:42, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>
>>An extraordinary acievement by Rebel!
>>
>>This is the score:
>>
>>[Event "8 games match"]
>>[Site "Ischia, Italy"]
>>[Date "1998.07.22"]
>>[Round "?"]
>>[White "Anand, V"]
>>[Black "REBEL 10.0"]
>>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>>[WhiteElo "?"]
>>[BlackElo "?"]
>>[ECO "D07"]
>>
>>1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. e3 e5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Nxd5 Nf6 7. Qb3 Bxf3
>>8. gxf3 Rb8 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. O-O-O O-O
>
>When I saw the opposite side castling I thought for sure Anand would win.
>I always thought that strong humans got an extra advantage when opposite
>castling occurs based on my belief that their technique in attacking the
>king is superior. Maybe I'm out to lunch on this one?

When I saw Rebel castling short against the open g column I knew it would lose.
What a horrible computer move, I thought. In fact, I knew Rebel would lose even
before the game started...

Should I join you for lunch? :)

Enrique

PS. If we wouldn't know Rebel 10 played black, if would have been impossible to
tell a program was playing. What a beautiful performance. Against Anand at 40 in
2. Incredible.

>11. Kb1 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Ne5 13. Be2
>>Re8 14. h4 c5 15. f4 Nd7 16. Bf3 b5 17. Qd3 Qf6 18. Bc1 dxe3 19. fxe3 c4
>>20. Qc2 Nc5 21. h5 Nd3 22. Rxd3 cxd3 23. Qxd3 Rec8 24. Bd2 b4 25. Be4 Qh6
>>26. Bg2 Rc7 27. Rf1 b3 28. e4 bxa2+ 29. Ka1 Rcb7 30. Bc1 Bc5 31. e5 Rb3
>>32. Qc2 Bd4 33. d6 Bxb2+ 34. Bxb2 Rxb2 35. Qxb2 Rxb2 36. Kxb2 g5 37. Bf3
>>gxf4 38. Rd1 Qe6 39. d7 Qxe5+ 40. Kxa2 Qa5+ 1/2-1/2
>>
>>Enrique



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