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Subject: Re: Rule out 1.d4 in Fritz-Kasparov !!

Author: Martin Andersen

Date: 14:48:39 11/17/03

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On November 17, 2003 at 16:51:07, Frank Nelson wrote:

>Since Kasparov is king of 1.d4 we can safely exclude it from X3D repertoire for
>game four. On 1.e4 alot of top thirty grandmasters have been abandoning the
>French and Caro-Kann for the Petroff's (Kasparov may go with the flow on this
>one). As you probably have heard about the several 1.Nf3 opening books authored
>by Vladmir Kramnik it may be where Fritz decides to hide in. Being deliberately
>unclear as to catch Kasparov in an unprepared variation is a good strategy for
>the X3D computer. So there you have it I am predicting 1.e4 and 1.Nf3 opening
>with a possiblity of a Petroff's or a transpositional opening with White. Please
>make your own prediction and make a contribution to the national pastime by
>thinking about this question - "What will X3D Fritz open with?"
>
>cheers,  Frank

You want to steer the computer into an open game, so
1.Nf3 is probably not a good idea.
I would say 1.e4 is the best bet.
Martin.



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