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Subject: Re: Is the starting position in chess a win for White?

Author: Ingo Althofer

Date: 07:35:07 02/22/04

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On February 22, 2004 at 09:53:47, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>On February 22, 2004 at 08:27:55, Uri Blass wrote:
>>I am not talking about situation when we prove theretical result but about
>>situation when all comp-comp games at 120/40 time control between top programs
>>are drawn.
>>My guess is that we need more than 20 years but less than 50 years to achieve
>>that target.

>Wrong.
>
>white wins.

18 months ago I would have replied "typical Vincent nonsense".
But in the meantime I am not so sure any longer.

Looking at the result of the recent top computer chess events
(especially Bahrain 2002, New York 2003, Graz 2003,
Paderborn 2004) White seems to have a severe edge when using
the opening moves 1.d4 or 1.Nf3.

Let us see, if these openings will also dominate the
next WCCC in Ramat-Gan.

Ingo Althofer.



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