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Subject: Re: what does Deep Fritz7 think about Kramnik 19.Nxf7 after 22 hours?

Author: Otello Gnaramori

Date: 14:08:20 10/22/02

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On October 22, 2002 at 13:38:44, George Sobala wrote:

>On October 22, 2002 at 09:41:18, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>Computers will never "understand" speculative sacrifices.  Just because Fritz
>>thinks the move is bad is not proof.  This sac might have worked against many
>>humans who could not find the proper response.  That's the nature of speculative
>>moves in chess.  The computer didn't get rattled where humans might have. If
>>Kramnik could have computed the line to a forced win then it's not speculative
>>and maybe not even a sac.
>
>I agree. Although computers are often touted as "tactical monsters" they have
>some quite marked weaknesses in certain types of tactical positions and cannot
>be relied on to prove anything!

Sorry to disagree, but my comp did find the most regarded and spectacular
sacrifices in the chess "masterpieces" games (see classic chess literature) in a
very short computational time...

w.b.r.
Otello



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