Author: Jouni Uski
Date: 05:16:46 01/20/03
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On January 20, 2003 at 01:30:34, Peter Kappler wrote: >On January 20, 2003 at 00:03:34, Mark Ryan wrote: > >>I would like to play through some (but not all) of the games. Would anyone care >>to nominate some candidates in the following categories? >> >>Brilliancy Prize (best game by one program) >> > >Ferret-Crafty. Smooth play by Ferret. > > >> >>Best Game Overall (best game by both programs) >> > >Can't decide. > > >> >>Best Tactical Shot >> > >In previous CCTs it seems like there has always been at least one jaw-dropper, >but this year nothing comes to mind. > >> >>Best Strategic Game (and why) >> > >Again, I might vote for Ferret-Crafty. Ferret's 22. Nxg5! gave up a knight for >2 pawns in return for pressure against black's king and a nice f5 >knight-outpost. It's fair to call this a positional sac, since Ferret didn't >recoup any material until 13 moves later. > >[D]2rqrbk1/5p2/pnbp1n1p/1p2p1p1/1P2P2B/1BPQ1NNP/P4PP1/R3R1K1 w - g6 0 22 > "!" is not justified, because white has no free squares for bishop at all. But may be 21. Bh4! deserves it. Jouni
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