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Subject: Re: Kaspavor - X3D Fritz Update

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 13:04:25 11/13/03

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On November 13, 2003 at 16:00:21, Omid David Tabibi wrote:

>On November 13, 2003 at 15:40:31, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>[Event "Kasparov - X3D Fritz match"]
>>[Site "New York City, USA"]
>>[Date "2003.11.13"]
>>[Round "2"]
>>[White "X3D_Fritz(C)"]
>>[Black "Kasparov(GM)"]
>>[TimeControl "7200+0"]
>>[Result "*"]
>>[ECO "C65"]
>>
>>1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.c3 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.Re1
>>Re8 9.d4 Bd7 10.d5 Ne7 11.Bxd7 Nxd7 12.a4 h6 13.a5 a6 14.b4 f5 15.c4 Nf6
>>16.Bb2 Qd7 17.Rb1 g5 18.exf5 Qxf5 19.Nf1 Qh7 20.N3d2 Nf5 21.Ne4 Nxe4
>>22.Rxe4 h5 23.Qd3 Rf8 24.Rbe1 Rf7 25.R1e2 *
>>
>
>Who am I to criticize Kasparov, but in the 17th move,
>
>[D]r3r1k1/1ppqn1b1/p2p1npp/P2Ppp2/1PP1P3/5N2/1B1N1PPP/1R1QR1K1 b - - 0 17
>
>I would have played 17...f4 against a computer, in order to reach a position
>very similar to King's Indian's classical variation, which is the most effective
>setup against computers. After 17...f4, I would have followed up with ...g5-g4.
>
>I see the current position,
>
>[D]r5k1/1pp2rbq/p2p4/P2Ppnpp/1PP1R3/3Q4/1B2RPPP/5NK1 b - - 0 25
>
>as greatly to black's advantage *against a computer*. Black can easily build up
>the attack on the kingside while white will not sense any danger until it is too
>late. That is what happens very frequently in such KID formations. Fritz must
>now push with pawns and open files in the queenside.
>
>Falcon slightly prefers black's position.
>
>
>
>>IMHO, Fritz is without a plan. This is starting to look almost exactly like the
>>game between CM9000 and GM Christiansen, where CM9000 floundered for a while and
>>Larry slowly built up a brutal attack on the kingside....only to give it away
>>with a questionable rook sacrifice.
>>
>>jm


Hi Omid,

you are most certainly right, Kasparov or no Kasparov.  17...f4! would have been
critical for any chess engine.  Blocking the position and then slowly building
up an attack.  And Kasparov is computer chess savvy, is he not?  So, why didn't
he play an obvious anti-computer move?

Djordje



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