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Subject: Re: Impressed With Gambit Genius 7 Personality

Author: ALI MIRAFZALI

Date: 13:00:44 07/11/03

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On July 10, 2003 at 14:06:26, Dana Turnmire wrote:

>One can play an old dedicated chess computer against Fritz or some other top
>program running on a fast processor and it wouldn't take even ten games to
>realize that the Fritz program is much stronger than the dedicated model.  While
>it may not be as dramatic, I believe from the few games I have played between
>CM9 SKR and the "Gambit Genius 7" settings that the play for Gambit Genius 7
>appears to be noticeably stronger than the Genius 7 default at least against
>this Chessmaster personality.
>
>After 7 games CM9 SKR leads the match 2W 3D 1L.  I've been playing the games
>manually with ponder off so it has been slow.  If the Genius settings continue
>to give Chessmaster a close match I may try a match against Ruffian next.  While
>seven games aren't anything to jump up and shout about it does give hope that my
>favorite program can at least be competitive against other top programs which
>hasn't been the case for some time. I paid $149 for the Genius 2 program back in
>1992 or 1993. Hopefully Richard Lang will offer an upgrade sometime in the near
>future.  The settings I have been using for Genius 7 are:
>
>Selective Search 10
>Heavy Pruning
>Contempt 75
>
>
>[Event "Game 1"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "2003.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Gambit Genius 7"]
>[Black "CM9 SKR"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[ECO "D46"]
>
>1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. e4 dxc4 8.
>Bxc4 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. f3 Ke7 13. Be3 Rd8 14.
>O-O Be6 15. Bc5+ Ke8 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rfd1 b6 18. Be3 c5 19. Rac1 Ke7 20. h3
>Rac8 21. Kf2 h6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. g4 g5 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. Rh1 Kg6 26. h4 Rd7 27.
>a4 c4 28. h5+ Kf7 29. Rc1 Ne8 30. Rc2 Nd6 31. Nb1 Rd8 32. Na3 Rc8 33. Bd2 Bxb2
>34. Rxb2 c3 35. Rc2 cxd2 36. Rxc8 Nxc8 37. Nc4 a6 38. Kxd2 Kf6 39. Kc3 b5 40.
>axb5 axb5 41. e5+ Ke7 42. Na5 Kd8 43. f4 gxf4 44. g5 b4+ 45. Kd2 Ke8 46. gxh6
>Kf7 47. Kd3 Nb6 48. Nc6 Nd7 49. Nxb4 Nxe5+ 50. Ke4 f3 51. Ke3 Kg8 52. Nc2 Kh7
>53. Nd4 Kxh6 54. Nxe6 Kxh5 55. Nd4 f2 56. Kxf2  1/2-1/2
>
>
>[Event "Game 2"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "2003.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Gambit Genius 7"]
>[Black "CM9 SKR"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[ECO "D87"]
>
>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
>Ne2 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. f3 Na5 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14.
>fxg4 Rxf1+ 15. Qxf1 Nc4 16. Bc3 Qd7 17. Qb1 Rf8 18. h3 e6 19. Qd3 Ne5 20. Qg3
>Nc4 21. Rb1 b5 22. Rf1 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Qb7 24. Kf2 b4 25. Be1 a5 26. Qd3 Qc6
>27. Kg1 Nb2 28. Qb3 Nc4 29. Qc2 Qb5 30. Qd3 a4 31. d5 exd5 32. exd5 Be5 33. d6
>Bxd6 34. Qe4 Ne5 35. Nd4 Qc5 36. Kh1 Qc1 37. Kg1 Kg7 38. g5 Nd3 39. Qb7+ Bc7
>40. Ne6+ Kf7 41. Nxc7 Qxe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe5+ 43. Kh1 Nf2+ 44. Kg1 Nxh3+ 45. gxh3
>Qa1+ 46. Kf2 Qd4+ 47. Ke2 Qe5+ 48. Kd3 Qc3+ 49. Ke4 Qe1+ 50. Kf4 Qf2+ 51. Ke5
>Qg3+ 52. Kd4 Qc3+ 53. Ke4 Qe1+ 54. Kd4 Qc3+ 55. Ke4  1/2-1/2
>
>
>
>[Event "Game 3"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "2003.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Gambit Genius 7"]
>[Black "CM9 SKR"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[ECO "E94"]
>
>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8.
>Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nh5 10. Be3 f5 11. Qb3 c6 12. c5+ d5 13. Nc2 Kh8 14. Rfd1 Qh4
>15. exd5 Be5 16. f4 Nxf4 17. g3 Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Qf6 19. Bd4 g5 20. d6 Nd7 21.
>Qc3 f4 22. Rf1 b6 23. gxf4 Bxd4+ 24. Nexd4 gxf4 25. Rae1 Ba6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8
>27. Re1 Rg8+ 28. Kh1 Nxc5 29. Nf3 Qxc3 30. bxc3 Nd3 31. Re2 c5 32. Rg2 Rd8 33.
>Ng5 Ne5 34. Rd2 Rg8 35. h4 h6 36. d7 Bb7+ 37. Kg1 Nf3+ 38. Kf2 Nxd2 39. Nf7+
>Kg7 40. d8=Q Rxd8 41. Nxd8 Bd5 42. Ne1 Kf6 43. Nd3 Ne4+ 44. Ke1 f3 45. a3 a5
>46. Nf4 f2+ 47. Kf1 Bc4+ 48. Ne2 Kf5 49. Nc6  0-1
>
>
>
>[Event "Game 4"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "2003.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Gambit Genius 7"]
>[Black "CM9 SKR"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "D13"]
>
>1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. e3 Bg4 8.
>Bd3 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. a3 O-O 13. Rc1 Rfc8 14. Na4 Ne7
>15. Nc5 b6 16. Nxa6 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Rc8 18. Qb1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 e5 20. dxe5 Qxe5
>21. Rc1 Qg5+ 22. Kh2 Re8 23. Nc7 Qh4 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. Nb5 Qg5+ 26. Kh2 Qh4 27.
>Rc2 Nd7 28. Qg1 Nc5 29. Bf1 Qf6 30. f4 Ne6 31. Qg4 d4 32. Bc4 Kh8 33. Bxe6 d3
>34. Rd2 fxe6 35. Nd4 e5 36. fxe5 Qxe5+ 37. Kg1 Rd6 38. Kf1 h5 39. Qd1 Qe4 40.
>Rxd3 Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Qxh3 42. Nf3 Rxd3 43. Qxd3 Qe6 44. e4 Qc6 45. Ne5 Qf6 46.
>Qd6 Qxd6 47. Nf7+ Kh7 48. Nxd6 g5 49. Nc4 Nc8 50. a4 Kg6 51. b4 g4 52. f4 h4
>53. Kf2 Kh6 54. a5 bxa5 55. bxa5 Kh5 56. a6 Na7 57. e5 Kg6 58. Ne3 Kf7 59. f5
>g3+ 60. Kg2 Nc6 61. Nd5 Ke8 62. e6 Na7 63. f6 Nb5 64. Nf4 Kd8 65. Ng6 Nc7 66.
>a7 Kc8 67. Nxh4 Kb7 68. e7 Kxa7 69. f7 Kb6 70. f8=Q Kc6 71. Qc8 Kb6 72. Nf5
>Ne8 73. Qxe8 Kc5 74. Qa4 Kb6 75. e8=Q Kb7 76. Nxg3 Kb6 77. Qec6+  1-0
>
>
>[Event "Game 5"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "2003.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Gambit Genius 7"]
>[Black "CM9 SKR"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[ECO "D86"]
>
>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
>Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Rb1 e5 12. Bd5 Na5 13. Bxb7 Nxb7 14. Qb3 Qe7
>15. f3 Rac8 16. Qa4 Nd6 17. Ng3 c6 18. Rbd1 b5 19. Qa3 c5 20. d5 Nc4 21. Qc1
>h5 22. Ne2 a6 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bd2 h4 25. h3 Rf7 26. Qc2 f5 27. Bc1 f4 28. a4
>Qd8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bd2 Qb6 31. Ra1 b4 32. Rfb1 Rb7 33. Nc1 Nxd2 34. Qxd2
>c4+ 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 b3 37. Ra6 Kf7 38. Ke1 Bf8 39. Kd1 Bc5 40. Ra4 Bb6
>41. Ne2 Be3 42. Ra6 Kg7 43. Rba1 Rb5 44. Ke1 Rc7 45. R6a4 Rb8 46. Rb1 Kf7 47.
>Kd1 g5 48. Ra6 Ra7 49. Rxa7+ Bxa7 50. Kc1 Bc5 51. Kb2 Ra8 52. Ra1 Rxa1 53.
>Kxa1 Ba3 54. Kb1 Ke7 55. Nc1 Kd8 56. Ne2 Kd7 57. Nc1 Ke7 58. Ne2 Kd6 59. Ka1
>Kc7 60. Kb1 Kb6 61. Nc1 Kb5 62. Ne2 Ka4 63. Ka1 Be7 64. Kb2 Bc5 65. Kc1 Ka3
>66. Kb1 b2 67. Nc1 bxc1=R+ 68. Kxc1  0-1
>
>
>[Event "Game 6"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "2003.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "CM9 SKR"]
>[Black "Gambit Genius 7"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[ECO "D27"]
>
>1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
>exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Qb6 12. Bf4 Rd8 13. Na4 Qa7 14. Bc7 Rd7
>15. Bb6 Qb8 16. Qd3 Qf4 17. Rad1 h6 18. Nc3 Bd8 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Qc2 Ne7 21.
>Re5 a5 22. d5 Nfxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Ba2 b6 25. Bb1 g6 26. Re4 Qf6 27. Qc6
>Rb8 28. Qc1 Bb7 29. Rde1 Ne7 30. Rf4 Nf5 31. Be4 Rbc8 32. Qb1 Bd5 33. Bxd5
>Rxd5 34. Rfe4 Nd4 35. Nxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Qxd4 37. Rd1 Qc4 38. h3 a4 39. g3 Qc2
>40. Qxc2 Rxc2 41. Rd4 Rxb2 42. Rxa4 Kg7 43. Ra7 Ra2 44. Rb7 Rxa3 45. Rxb6 Kf6
>46. Kf1 g5 47. Rb8 Ra2 48. Kg2 Kg6 49. Rg8+ Kh7 50. Rc8 h5 51. Rc4 Kg6 52. Re4
>Kf5 53. Rc4 Rb2 54. g4+ Kg6 55. gxh5+ Kxh5 56. Rc7 Kg6 57. Rc4 e5 58. h4 gxh4
>59. Rxh4 f5 60. Rh2 Rb3 61. Rh8 Kg5 62. Rc8 e4 63. Rc1 Kf4 64. Rc5 Kg4 65. Rc6
>e3 66. fxe3 Rxe3 67. Rc7 Re2+ 68. Kf1 Rb2 69. Rc8 f4 70. Rc7 Kg3 71. Rf7 Kf3
>72. Kg1 Rb1+ 73. Kh2 Rb5 74. Rf8 Rg5 75. Rf7 Rg2+ 76. Kh3 Rd2 77. Rf8 Ke3 78.
>Rf7 f3 79. Re7+ Kf2 80. Rc7 Ke2 81. Rc1 Rd6 82. Rc2+ Ke1 83. Kg3 f2 84. Rc1+
>Ke2 85. Rc2+ Ke3 86. Rc1 Rg6+ 87. Kh2 Ke2 88. Rc2+ Kf3 89. Rc3+ Ke4 90. Rc1
>Rg7 91. Rb1 Rg8 92. Rb4+ Ke5 93. Rb5+ Kd4 94. Rb4+ Kd3 95. Rb3+ Kd2 96. Rb2+
>Ke3 97. Rb3+ Kf4 98. Rb4+ Kf5 99. Rb5+ Ke6 100. Rb6+ Kd5 101. Rb5+ Kc4 102.
>Rb1 Kc3 103. Rc1+ Kd2 104. Rb1 Rg4 105. Rb2+ Ke3 106. Rb3+ Ke4 107. Rb4+ Kd5
>108. Rb5+ Kd4 109. Rb4+ Kc3 110. Rb1 Kd3 111. Rb3+ Ke2 112. Rb2+ Kf3 113. Rb3+
>Kf4 114. Rb4+ Kf5 115. Rb5+ Ke6 116. Rb6+ Ke5 117. Rb5+ Kf6 118. Rb6+ Ke7 119.
>Rb7+ Ke8 120. Rb8+ Kf7 121. Rb7+ Kg6 122. Rb6+ Kg7 123. Rb7+ Kg8 124. Rb8+ Kh7
>125. Rb7+ Kh6 126. Rb6+ Kg5 127. Rb5+ Kh4 128. Rb1 Rg5 129. Rb4+ Kh5 130. Rb1
>Rg7 131. Rb5+ Kh6 132. Rb6+ Kh7 133. Rb1 f1=Q 134. Rxf1 Kh6 135. Rf2 Kh5 136.
>Rf3 Rd7 137. Rf4 Rd3 138. Rf5+ Kg4 139. Rf6 Rd2+ 140. Kg1 Kg3 141. Rf7 Rd1+
>142. Rf1 Rd5 143. Rf2 Rc5 144. Rf6 Rc1+ 145. Rf1 Rc2 146. Rf5 Rg2+ 147. Kh1
>Ra2 148. Rf1 Ra4 149. Rg1+ Kf2 150. Rg2+ Kf3 151. Rg5 Kf4 152. Rg6 Ra2 153.
>Rg7 Rb2 154. Rg8 Kf3 155. Rg7 Rc2 156. Rg8 Ra2 157. Rg7 Rb2 158. Rg8 Re2 159.
>Rg7 Ra2 160. Rg8 Rc2 161. Rg7 Rd2 162. Rg8 Rd4 163. Rg7 Re4 164. Rg8 Re1+ 165.
>Rg1 Re5 166. Rg2 Rd5 167. Rg6 Rd7 168. Rg8 Re7 169. Rg6 Rc7 170. Rg8 Rc6 171.
>Rg7 Rc5 172. Rg8 Rf5 173. Rg7 Rf6 174. Rg8 Rd6 175. Rg7 Rd4 176. Rg8 Rf4 177.
>Rg7 Rb4 178. Rg8 Rh4+ 179. Kg1 Rf4 180. Rg7 Rf6 181. Rg8 Rf5 182. Rg7 Rd5 183.
>Rg8 Rd1+ 184. Kh2  1/2-1/2
>
>
>
>[Event "Game 7"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "2003.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "CM9 SKR"]
>[Black "Gambit Genius 7"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[ECO "B66"]
>
>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
>O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. Qe3 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e5
>Be7 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Qd4 Ke7 17. Kb1 Qc7 18. Bxb5 Rhd8 19. Bd3 Kf8 20. Be4
>Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxf4 22. Qb4+ Kg8 23. g3 Be5 24. Qc5 Rdc8 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Rhe1
>Rb8 27. b3 h5 28. Re3 h4 29. Ng5 Bf6 30. gxh4 Rc4 31. Re4 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 Bxh4
>33. c4 Kf8 34. Nc5 Ra8 35. Kc2 Be7 36. Nd3 Rc8 37. h3 f6 38. Kd2 f5 39. Ke2
>Bf6 40. Nf4 e5 41. Nd5 Rc6 42. Rf1 g6 43. b4 Kf7 44. Rc1 e4 45. a4 Bg5 46. Rc3
>f4 47. b5 f3+ 48. Kf2 axb5 49. cxb5 Rd6 50. Rc5 Be7 51. Kg3 Bd8 52. h4 Kf8 53.
>Kh2 Ke8 54. Kh3 Re6 55. Rc3 Ba5 56. Rb3 Rd6 57. Ne3 Kd8 58. Ra3 Rd4 59. Ng4
>Rd1 60. Nf2 Re1 61. Nxe4 Rxe4 62. Rxf3 Rxa4 63. Rg3 Be1 64. Rg4 Ra3+ 65. Kg2
>Kc7 66. b6+ Kb7 67. Re4 Ra1 68. Rg4 Rb1 69. Rxg6 Bxh4 70. Kf3 Re1 71. Rg4 Bd8
>72. Re4 Rd1 73. Re6 Bxb6 74. Re7+ Kc6  1/2-1/2
>
>
>All games were play game/90 ponder off on an AMD 1800+ processor with each
>program have 64 meg hash.
The problem with these kind of tests is the small sample size.Also From the
fact that program X is stronger than program Y in Comp vs Comp does not follow
that Program X is stronger against HUMANS than Program Y is against HUMANS.



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