Author: Dirk Frickenschmidt
Date: 10:45:09 08/19/98
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On August 19, 1998 at 08:08:26, Moritz Berger wrote: >On August 19, 1998 at 06:04:57, Dirk Frickenschmidt wrote: > >>One more win happened against the young star Luke McShane achieving a GM norm in >>Lippstatt. He was hit tactically right from the opening in a wild-west Sicilian: >> >>Zugzwang - McShane,L (2470) [B94] >>Hans & Lenze It Lippstadt GER (6), 04.08.1998 >> >>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Bc4 h6 8.Bxf6 Nxf6 >>9.Qe2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Qg5+ 11.Kb1 g6 12.e5 Bg4 13.Nf3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qxe5 15.Qxb7 Rd8 >>16.Rhe1 Qa5 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 f5 19.b4 Qa3 20.Qc6+ Rd7 21.c3 e5 22.Rxe5+ dxe5 >>23.Be6 Be7 24.Qc8+ 1-0 > >I don't want to take anything away from Zugzwang, but I guess that all programs >even at Blitz would be able to refute the tactical blunder 11...g6: >(PII-400) > >Junior 5: >10" +0.90 e5 >74" +1.52 12.e5 Bg4 13.Nf3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qxe5 15.Rhe1 Qf5 16.Qxb7 Rd8 17.Qxa6 Bg7 >18.Qb5+ Kf8 19.Qxf5 gxf5 >114" +1.63 etc. > >Fritz 5: >11" +0.91 12.e5 >20" +0.94 12.Nf3 >47" +1.03 12.Nf3 Qc5 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Rh7 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.Rxd5 Qb6 >115" +1.00 12.Nf3 >134" +1.03++ 12.e5 >677" +1.34++ 12.e5 > >Hiarcs 6/Fritz engine: >6" +1.60 12.e5 >12" +1.85 12.e5 >55" +1.49 12.e5 >189" +1.74 12.e5 Yes, of course he blundered, trying to do something new and special against the computer program. ;-) But this happens, in human-human games as well, and punishing such tactical blunders (with about a pawn value) is not always achieved in these games. I have to add that I don't know the hardware Zugzwang was running on. Still I think the 3rd place in a IM/GMtournament (normal conditions as far as I see, no blitz or speed chess) is some (!not: enough) more evidence for what I believe, estimating about halfway in between what Bob Hyatt (being quite sceptical) and others (being too enthusiastic about the present strength of chess programs from my view) think. I am convinced that the top rated programs even on available fast PC hardware (PII-400 or faster) will really reach lower GM playing strength (in tournament games!) within one or two years. I will send Bob a bottle of German beer (about the only real beer in the world besides the original Pilsener) if I prove to be wrong or even probably wrong. :-)) You, Moritz, have to visit us with your family to get the same (or more of it), no well packed snail mail... :-) Kind regards from Dirk
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