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Subject: Re: Kasparov-DJ Game 1 - Enough complaints

Author: George Sobala

Date: 00:16:34 01/27/03

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On January 27, 2003 at 02:17:30, Uri Blass wrote:

>On January 27, 2003 at 01:58:02, Bob Bachman wrote:
>
>>What I cannot understand about the opinions expressed here about the Kasparov-DJ
>>game is how quickly everyone gets on a soapbox and makes some obviously
>>inappropriate comments, like why DJ is terrible, why another program should have
>>taken DJ's place, how could the program play so bad, I will never buy a program
>>that can play so bad, etc.
>>
>>These statements are all over reactions. I saw the same general thing after each
>>game of the Kramnik-DF match. Let us step back a minute. Kasparov-DJ followed
>>previous games until white's 13th move (although DJ apparently was out of book
>>earlier). These previous games certainly are not convincing in White's
>>superiority. So what do you expect the DJ team to do, anticipate TN's on
>>Kasparov's part and adjust the book accordingly? Is the program (or any other
>>program) good enough to anticipate these TN's many ply's in advance.
>>
>>To see how bad DJ's evaluation function is, why do we not play some engine
>>matches with various black alternatives to 13 ... b5. I have a suspicion that
>>these alternatives are not great for black (I am not good enough to make this
>>statement however). Therefore it comes down to Kaspaov's superb insight or
>>pre-match preparation. Take your pick, you got to love it. Personally I am
>>ecstatic to be even able to watch such a match.
>
>I think that after 13...Bb7 black has good chances for a draw(I did not do
>engines matches but I analyzed some moves forward after 13...Bb7 and found no
>progress for white).
>
>Uri

GM analysis on ICC was that Black was losing after BB7 anyway.




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