Author: Nick Wilson
Date: 14:56:52 02/05/03
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On February 05, 2003 at 16:47:50, Chessfun wrote: >On February 05, 2003 at 16:40:18, Nick Wilson wrote: > >>On February 05, 2003 at 14:22:52, Nick Wilson wrote: >> >>>I'm rated around 1900 and have long since been used to being beaten by the >>>leading chess programs. I haven't bought any new versions for several years >>>because of this. I'm pretty sure I could be given knight or bishop odds to any >>>2600+ program and I'd still lose. >>> >>>But can any program available today be set to a special mode whereby it >>>willingly sacrifices a peice (or two) to rip open my position and then crush me >>>with its 2600+ rated attack. >>> >>>Obviously any such sacrificial attack would most likely be unsound, but being >>>only 1900 I probably wouldn't be able to defend many of them completely >>>correctly and I'd end up losing. It'd certainly make the game a lot more fun. >>> >>>I know when I play people rated more than 500 elo lower than me, I can happily >>>play unsound sacs and still win flashily (albeit unsoundly). >>> >>>So I want a mode for my 2600 elo opponent to do (or try to do) the same to me! >>>In a nutshell - sac peices and win flashily (even if it is unsound or risky) >>> >>>Any suggestions? >> >> >>Ok, I asked this before the Kasparov - Deep Junior 5th game... >>Looks like Junior is doing just what I want... > >I thought you wanted something that would "In a nutshell - sac pieces and win >flashily (even if it is unsound or risky)" > >Not sure but seems to me that may not happen today. > >Sarah. Yes, you've been proven right, but if I were on the end of that attack, I don't think I'd have got the draw and the end result would have been the flashy win. I'm sure most will agree Junior was exciting today though.
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