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Subject: Re: an idea to win computer programs

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 05:08:42 10/22/98

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On October 22, 1998 at 01:20:10, blass uri wrote:

>I dreamed that a 2200 player that I know told me that he found an easy way to
>win the computer.
>
>The idea is to sacrifice a rook to get the queen out of play by a6 Ra7 and after
>Qxa7 Nb6.
>
>I see some practical problems:
>
>How to get the white queen to a place it can see a7 and what to do against
>a4-a5, but I think that humans can win computers by similiar wrong sacrifices
>that can work only if the opponent except them.
>
>Uri


My stock answer to such claims is to ask the "claimant" to drop by ICC
or FICS (his choice) and demonstrate such a "plan".  I'd assume that he
means that he can win regularly, rather than one game out of 25?  In any
case, I (or probably anyone else here) would be happy to set up a demo to
see him do this if he can.

Programs don't get queens trapped very often that I have seen.  A few
(nimzo, probably others) will fall for the Bxh2 g3 trap, But I doubt
they will fall for this...



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