Author: Ernst Walet
Date: 11:47:54 11/07/98
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On November 07, 1998 at 13:06:00, Reynolds Takata wrote: >On November 07, 1998 at 09:15:32, Ernst Walet wrote: > >>On November 06, 1998 at 11:33:00, Howard Exner wrote: >> >>> >>>Bh3 did not lead to a quick knockout but does have that startling effect >>>if played against a human. In the long run a move like Qg6 may be as good >>>or better than the dramatic Bh3. It reminds me of Karpov's old quote which ran >>>something like, "many roads lead to Rome. If there is a sharp combinational path >>>or a quieter positional path I will choose the quieter road". That is not the >>>exact quote but the meaning is close to what Karpov was saying. >>> >> >>While analyzing for half an hour, both Rebel10 and Crafty 16.0, both believed to >>be tuned against humans, prefer Qg6, and one move later Bh3. Rebel10 (on my >>K6/200) after 34s on ply 8, while preferring Qg4 before, and Crafty 16.0 after >>6m30s at ply 10, preferring Bh3 before from ply 8 and 30s. >> >>Is it really such a novelty, or are both moves Bh3 and Qg6 about the same >>strenght? (as I believe so far) >> >>Ernst-Jan > > >I think Bh3 is the stringer move against humans, and that Qg6 is about equal vs >computers. Against humans the Bh3 will have at least some sort of psychological >effect against any human. That's for sure, an almost identical sacrifice knock me off the board last week, although the sacrifice itself was wrong. If only I had restrained myself.. Ernst-Jan > >Reynolds Takata >USCF Life Master >Fide Master
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