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Subject: Re: Two of the Deep Blue moves protested by GM Kasparov

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 07:04:09 07/17/02

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On July 17, 2002 at 00:03:24, K. Burcham wrote:

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>
>In game 2,  Kasparov thought that there was human interference with this line.
>He requested the logs to see for himself that these two moves were actually in
>the Deep Blue eval.
>Kasparov did not think any program would play 36.axb5 avoiding 36.Qb6 or the
>move 37.Be4.
>
>But it seems that todays programs will accomplish what Deep Blue was trying to
>do in the game.
>Deep Blue opened up the a file and blocked Kasparov's play with 37.Be4, limiting
>blacks mobility.
>
>Below in the examples you will see that two of todays strongest programs will
>also accomplish this same objective. Both Fritz7 and Chess Tiger 14.0 will open
>the a file and control the a file. also both Fritz7 and Chess Tiger 14.0 will
>play Be4 limiting Kasparov's mobility with black.
>

You show below that the two programs play 36.Qb6, not axb5.

You are actually strengthening Kasparov's question "how could Deep Blue fail to
play 36.Qb6 ?". 5 years later, I've yet to see a program that plays 36.axb5.

Amir


>All three programs, Deep Blue, Chess Tiger 14.0 and Fritz7 put the
>squeeze on black, blocked with the Be4 move, opened the a file, threatened to
>capture blacks bishop, forced black to protect the loss of pawns, etc.
>
>I started each program after Kasparov's move 35...Bxd6.
>after  each program analyzed for several hours, I took the line from each
>program and played it through to the position after blacks move 40.
>This way we can cover both controversial moves.
>
>
>
>
>Deep Blue vs Kasparov game 2
>
>Deep Blue position after Kasparov 35...Bxd6
> [D] r1r1q1k1/6p1/p2b1p1p/1p1PpP2/PPp5/2P4P/R1B2QP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
>
>
>Deep Blue vs Kasparov        line from game 2 starting with move 36.
>36.axb5 axb5     37.Be4 Rxa2   38.Qxa2 Qd7       39.Qa7 Rc7           40.Qb6 Rb7
>41.Ra8+ Kf7        42.Qa6 Qc7      43.Qc6 Qb6+     44.Kf1 Rb8           45.Ra6
>     1-0
>
>this is the position from the Deep Blue game after 40...Rb7
> [D] 6k1/1r1q2p1/1Q1b1p1p/1p1PpP2/1Pp1B3/2P4P/6P1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
>
>
>
>Chess Tiger 14.0          Depth 22
>36.Qb6 Qf8     37.axb5 axb5     38.Ra6 Kh7        39.Be4 Rxa6        40.Qxa6 Rb8
>41.Qc6 Qd8      42.Ra6 Bf8         43.g4 Qe8          44.Qxe8 Rxe8
>45.Rb6
>
>this is the position after using Chess Tiger  line after  40...Rb8.
> [D] 1r3q2/6pk/Q2b1p1p/1p1PpP2/1Pp1B3/2P4P/6P1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
>
>
>
>Fritz 7    23/58    13 hours    41667827kn   score .88
>36.Qb6 Qe7    37.axb5 Rab8     38.Qe3 axb5      39.Be4 Qd8    40.Kh2 Ra8
>41.Ra6 Rcb8   42.Qf2  Kh8   43.Ra7
>
>this is the position after using Fritz 7 line after 40...Ra8
> [D] r1rq2k1/6p1/3b1p1p/1p1PpP2/1Pp1B3/2P1Q2P/R5PK/R7 w - - 0 1
>
>
>
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>[Event "IBM Kasparov vs. Deep Blue Rematch"]
>[Site "New York, NY USA"]
>[Date "1997.05.04"]
>[Round "2"]
>[White "Deep Blue"]
>[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
>[Opening "Ruy Lopez: closed, Smyslov defense"]
>[ECO "C93"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>
>1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6
>8.c3 O-O 9.h3 h6 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Nf1 Bd7 13.Ng3 Na5 14.Bc2 c5
>15.b3 Nc6 16.d5 Ne7 17.Be3 Ng6 18.Qd2 Nh7 19.a4 Nh4 20.Nxh4 Qxh4
>21.Qe2 Qd8 22.b4 Qc7 23.Rec1 c4 24.Ra3 Rec8 25.Rca1 Qd8 26.f4 Nf6
>27.fxe5 dxe5 28.Qf1 Ne8 29.Qf2 Nd6 30.Bb6 Qe8 31.R3a2 Be7 32.Bc5 Bf8
>33.Nf5 Bxf5 34.exf5 f6 35.Bxd6 Bxd6 36.axb5 axb5 37.Be4 Rxa2
>38.Qxa2 Qd7 39.Qa7 Rc7 40.Qb6 Rb7 41.Ra8+ Kf7 42.Qa6 Qc7 43.Qc6 Qb6+
>44.Kf1 Rb8 45.Ra6 1-0
>
>kburcham



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