Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:01:35 02/06/03
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On February 06, 2003 at 11:54:10, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On February 06, 2003 at 11:27:48, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On February 06, 2003 at 11:22:28, Graham Laight wrote: >> >>>On February 06, 2003 at 10:51:43, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>>On February 06, 2003 at 10:45:20, Graham Laight wrote: >>>> >>>>>On February 06, 2003 at 10:27:36, Uri Blass wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>I believe that Amir did not say that PCs of 1997 were as strong as DB. >>>>>> >>>>>>Uri >>>>> >>>>>Have you not seen the large number of posts from him INSISTING that DB was >>>>>over-rated, and either implying or stating outright that PCs could have done as >>>>>well, if not better? >>>>> >>>>>n.b. may need to go back a couple of years to find these threads against Robert >>>>>Hyatt. >>>>> >>>>>-g >>>> >>>>We are talking about computers of the beginning of 1997 with hardware of 1997. >>>> >>>>I believe that he talked about it near 2000 when hardware and software were >>>>clearly better. >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>Not that much better - DJ will not achieve a better result than DB, and will >>>probably achieve a worse one. >>> >>>-g >> >>Comparing is not done based only on results. >>Deeper blue never played impressive moves that programs of 2000 cannot find. >> >>There are logfiles of the games and I know of nothing impressive in them. >> >>Uri > >Im still very impressed by this position and DB correct decision not to play >Qb6. I can imagine that this position has been discussed widely before, but >you say DB never played impressive moves todays programs cant find. > >[D] r1r1q1k1/6p1/p2b1p1p/1p1PpP2/PPp5/2P4P/R1B2QP1/R5K1 w - - 0 36 > >Do you know of any program who would not play 36.Qb6? >All my programs would play it. >Can someone please check what move DJ7 would play in this position? > >Michael I think that Qb6 is not better than axb5. I think that both moves are leading to equal position. Kasparov simply did not find the right defence against Qb6. Uri
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