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Subject: Re: JUNIOR 5.0 vs CM6K (Game 8)

Author: blass uri

Date: 11:35:01 12/08/98

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On December 08, 1998 at 14:23:49, blass uri wrote:

>
>On December 08, 1998 at 13:41:54, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On December 08, 1998 at 12:54:49, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>On December 08, 1998 at 07:06:46, James T. Walker wrote:
>>>
>>>>Here is game #8 of my 12 game match @ 40/90.  Junior finally breaks through with
>>>>a nice win.  I don't understand why CM6K thought it could take the "a" pawn and
>>>>get away with it ??
>>>
>>>Junior5.0 also likes 56...Nxa5
>>>I think that the mistake of chessmaster was before Nxa5
>>>
>>>Uri
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>Hello Uri,
>>Well maybe you are right but that move is what cost CM6K the Knight and
>>eventually the game.  The pawn was blocked and could not advance.  Of course
>>that is what the fight was all about but I don't think it was necessary at that
>>time to sacrifice the Knight for the pawn.  Anyway a good game for Junior 5.0.
>>Jim Walker
>
>You are right
>After a long time Junior5 prefers 56...Nc5 with an advantage of 0.25 pawn for
>white at depth 19.
>
>I think that 56...Nxa5 is a typical computer error and it is not only a problem
>of chessmaster6000

typical to Junior5 and chessmaster but not to fritz5 or crafty15.18
Fritz5 rejects Nxa5 and finds Nc5 in a few seconds

crafty also can find Nc5 in less than a minute

Uri
>
>Uri



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