Author: Mark Young
Date: 18:10:41 06/06/03
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On June 06, 2003 at 09:54:54, emerson tan wrote:
>Will comp-comp games have more draws as processors go faster?
Yes, and more so if the programs keep get better.
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>With high speed computers, tactics will be seen by computers and the only way to
>win is tru long range planning.
define long range planning...is some cases the computer plays what humans call
"long range plans".
Unfortunately chess computers still doesnt know
>how to plan, both programs will just move just enough to avoid tactics and drift
>into a drawn game. Do you think this will be the case?
Chess is only tactics, and the computer can play what seems to us humans like
long range plans because of this fact, and because of good programming code. I
have seen games like this. Rebel played a good example of what many considered a
computer playing a long range plan vs a super grandmaster. That game below.
[Event "Man Machine Match Maastricht 2002"]
[Site "Maastricht, Netherlands"]
[Date "2002.02.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rebel Century 4"]
[Black "Van Wely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C04"]
[Annotator "Jan van Reek"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.02.21"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Bb5 7... Ncb8
$1 {Black can play a prophylactic move in a closed position.} 8. O-O b6 9. Qe2
a5 10. Be3 10... Ba6 ({Janosevic - Suetin, Titovo 1966 and Nicevski -
Sofresvski, Skopje 1967 continued with the immediate} 10... O-O) 11. a4 c6 12.
Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Rfc1 {White takes the initiative on the queenside.} 13... O-O 14.
c4 dxc4 15. Rxc4 Ndb8 16. Nbd2 Nb4 17. Ne4 N8a6 18. Nfd2 Nc7 19. Qg4 $1 {
The computer changes its strategy ! It plans an attack on the kingside.} 19...
Kh8 20. Ra3 20... Nbd5 $1 {
The blockader in the centre assist in the defence of the kingside.} 21. Bg5 f6
22. exf6 gxf6 23. Rh3 $1 23... Qe8 ({Avoids} 23... fxg5 $4 24. Qh5) 24. Qh4 Rf7
25. Bh6 {White has a slight advantage, but his bishop allows little progress.
Black gets time for a counter-attack.} 25... b5 26. axb5 cxb5 27. Rc1 a4 28.
Rg3 $5 ({Rebel keeps the pressure on the kingside. Better use of the mobility
of white's pieces makes} 28. Nc5 $1) 28... a3 $6 ({More solid is} 28... Rc8 29.
Nf3 Bf8) 29. bxa3 Rxa3 30. Nf3 $5 ({The expected move is} 30. Nb3 {
but Rebel further increases the pressure.}) 30... b4 ({Correct is} 30... Bf8 $1
{followed by exchange.}) 31. Qh5 $1 31... Rxf3 $5 ({
Desperation. Black has lost a pawn after} 31... Bf8 32. Ne5 Re7 33. Nxf6 Nxf6
34. Qxe8 Ncxe8 (34... Rxe8 35. Nf7#) 35. Bxf8) ({A great variation is} 31...
Ra7 32. Ne5 $1 32... fxe5 33. Ng5 Bxg5 34. Qxg5 {Threatens Bg7+} 34... Nb5 {
The opening of the c-file allows the combination} 35. Qg8+ ({Stronger than} 35.
Qxe5+ 35... Rf6) 35... Qxg8 36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 37. Rc8+ Rf8 38. Rxf8#) 32. gxf3 $1
32... Bf8 33. Kh1 $1 33... Re7 34. Rcg1 {Black resigns.} 1-0
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