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

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 14:54:14 11/17/03

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On November 17, 2003 at 17:48:39, Martin Andersen wrote:

>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.


I agree, otherwise you get 1. d5 and off you go away from kingpawn
openings.  Or some other opening such as even c5 or c6, etc.

If you want a king-pawn opening, you'd better move the king-pawn
first.  :)



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