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Subject: Re: Which chess engine can best do this?

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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