Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 22:59:49 05/31/03
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On May 31, 2003 at 09:30:41, Art Basham wrote: >On May 30, 2003 at 21:27:05, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On May 30, 2003 at 20:41:21, Art Basham wrote: >> >>>Today in a match, I watched the new Fritz 8 play... >>> Bxh6...! and went on to win... >>>(I was black...played by Junior 5)... >>> >>>[D]r1b2rk1/1ppq1pp1/2nbp2p/p6Q/2NPB3/2P5/PP3PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 14 >>> >>>I thought this might be a good "test move" for other engines and programs >>>to try to find...if possible...:-) >>> >>>Art >> >> >>It's an easy move, at least from a *Human* POV. >> >>It's the first move I'd consider!:o) > >====================================== > >Then you are a much better player than me....:-) > >I would never try it here...with no knight at f3...(to move on to g5 later)... >:-) > >Art >> >>Terry It's a matter of both knowing the patterns and temperment, as soon as I see combinative possibilities, whether it's a well known theme or I've managed to control more squares or have an attack against the King, I start looking at what *piece* I can sacrifice. It's how I learned the game...playing combinative players, tacticians, so it became my stong suit. It also adds sparkle to the game, and yes, it still works against computers, but it often takes a lot more work than it use to! Terry
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