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Subject: Re: Normal blitz win against Fritz

Author: Mark Young

Date: 21:32:23 01/06/03

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On January 06, 2003 at 14:15:00, Chris wrote:

>On January 06, 2003 at 14:06:54, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On January 06, 2003 at 12:45:28, Chris wrote:
>>
>>>Some people here seems to doubt that it is possible to beat the top engines, but
>>>I found out that you can still do it with the normal means of setting up the
>>>Stonewall as White.
>>>
>>>These games was of course played without takeback or other kinds of cheating.
>>>
>>>My OTB ELO is 2230 and I have studied computer weaknesses a lot.
>>>
>>>After this game, I lost six in a row, and I decided that maybe I need some more
>>>time the next time I challenge Fritz :-) I believe I would have a better chance
>>>at tournament speed.
>>
>>I believe that at tournament speed Fritz8 also can play better.
>>It is possible that it will not let you to win by the same strategy and the only
>>way to know is to try.
>>
>>It is a mistake to get a conclusion from speed chess about tournament time
>>control games.
>>
>>Uri
>
>
>
>I believe Fritz would be stronger tactically in a longer game, but I don't think
>it would change so much strategically. I was getting into this position by
>following its book.

It looks like Fritz blundered in a better position mostly due to a slow
computer. How do you win if Fritz plays 30.. Rg8. This would be played by Fritz
8 on a faster computer.

I may be wrong, but I don't see were Fritz was strategically lost. Not until the
Blunder Rf7.



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