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Subject: Re: CM5555's Brilliant Theoretical Novelty in the Scotch!!

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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