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Subject: Re: ...Bxh2, a book move?

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 15:49:39 02/06/03

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On February 06, 2003 at 18:38:31, Will Singleton wrote:

>On February 06, 2003 at 17:59:11, GuyHaworth wrote:
>
>>
>>Due to a late-running dinner, I linked up with the chess.fm/ICGA broadcasts of
>>Game 5 just as 10...Bxh2+ was being played.
>>
>>Shipov (worldchessrating) says that Junior played this quickly:  timings would
>>be interesting - doesn't sound like the regulation 3 minutes.
>>
>>After 11.Kxh2, I noted chess.fm saying that DJ was now out of book.
>>
>
>I wouldn't rely on those guys as far as the book.  They don't seem to understand
>how computers use books, or how they use time, or how pondering can affect
>things.  Fed had a particularly bad day, saying again the "computer is toast,"
>right before the draw.
>
>>
>>Are these two pointers to the fact that 10...Bxh2+ was a book move?
>>
>>If so, although one cannot assume that all moves left in book are ok for the
>>engine, I think the DJ team do a thorough job.  Is it therefore reasonably to
>>conclude that it had already been thoroughly analysed and found to be good for
>>DEEP JUNIOR?
>>
>>Is it in any other opening books - part of opening theory - or is it a Boris
>>special TN?
>>
>>
>>Presumably, the jury is still out on 16.g3?  Are the lines being collected
>>together anywhere?  I'm getting the impression that White might have been up no
>>more than a pawn in computer-scoring terms but that it was v much a 'computer'
>>type of position afterwards.
>>
>>g



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