Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 21:08:48 08/05/98
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>>The same counts for the 2 tournament games. Before the 2 games my >>main fear was that Rebel would have been slaughtered, first positional >>out-played, then slowly strangled, all in the well known Seirawan style at >>Aegon but then even more effective :) >>The opposite happened. Rebel in both tournament games took the initiative >>(a complete new experience for me!) had good winning chances in the >>first game and some even say also in the second game, which I tend >>to disagree on. >The real turning point in game 8 was Rebel's choice of h2-h4 instead >of Ke2 (this somewhere around move 24 or 25). Quite a battle would have ensued >most likely ending in a draw. Have you looked into what may have happened >in the event Rebel played Ke2? Will Rebel 10 be further tweaked as a result >of these 40/2 against Anand so it could play a move like Ke2? This is unlikely to happen in Rebel10. I checked the 2 moves Ke2 vs h4? There is a huge score difference between them caused by the over-estimation of the white connected passed pawns. Impossible to fix that on short terms as it is a major and fundamental change. - Ed - >>What on earth is happening? >>I know, I know, just 2 games! >>In this respect I am really looking forward to the 6 Ferret games! It will >>tell us more about the current state of computer chess. Please Fernando >>make sure this new match will take place! >>One of my worries and also coming to my point, say Ferret will do well, >>say a victory of 4-2. Next a 6 game match on 40/2:00 versus comp_X >>and Kasparov or Anand ending in 3-3 or 4-2 in favor of comp_X. >>All speculation of course. But if it happens my worry is that it is a killer >>for computer chess! My assumption is that people will lose interest as >>the race on playing strength is finally decided. >I think chess players will still purchase the programs of the future. >A private super GM looking over your shoulder as you play through games >sounds appealing. When do folks think the micros will hold their own >when playing super GMs? Has anyone made a prediction like this in the past >about micros? >>My prediction, if it happens some of us have to look for a new job :)
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