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Subject: Re: Deep Blue and the

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 10:52:12 11/16/98

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On November 15, 1998 at 21:15:39, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 15, 1998 at 20:24:56, James B. Shearer wrote:
>
>>On November 15, 1998 at 13:18:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>Hsu memtioned in the 10 game match that most of the games were tactical busts
>>>because they seemed to evaluate king safety much better than the micros they
>>>were playing against (this reported by someone that went to one of his or
>>>Murray's talks).  So it is certainly "possible" that they made this
>>>positionally, whether it is right or wrong is certainly debatable.  It probably
>>>leads to a draw, since it was played in the game and the game definitely was
>>>drawn at the end, which is not far off from that move...
>>
>>       What are you talking about?  Kasparov was soon lost, Deep Blue then
>>played inaccurately (44. kf1) allowing Kasparov an obscure drawing chance which
>>he overlooked.
>>                         James B. Shearer
>
>
>What I am talking about was exactly what I said.  The game was a dead draw when
>it ended...  Just because Kasparov resigned, the actual "game" ended in a forced
>drawn position...  Kasparov overlooked the draw after Kf1 as well as at the end
>of the game...  But the question is, does axb5 *really* provide sufficient
>compensation for declining to grab the pawn?  Difficult question...

I think James may be referring to the assertion that after Kh1 instead of Kf1,
Black is busted.

Dave Gomboc



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