Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 10:26:38 05/10/04
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On May 10, 2004 at 11:59:35, Anthony Cozzie wrote: >The commentary speaks for itself. If you want to take the opinion of Ruffian >(2000 positional) over 3 international players, it is of course your choice. I don't know what Ruffian thinks of Bc7, but g5 is according to some not a mistake but in fact more or less forced. I also doubt Ruffian would play such a move without good reason. Not that I'm really able to judge either way of course :) -S. >http://www.research.ibm.com/deepblue/games/game1/html/move12a.html > >A few snippets: > >Mr. ASHLEY: I'm sorry to interrupt, but the last move, talk about unusual, the >computer has played bishop from d6 to c7. And Yaz, the bishop and queen are >pointed in a direction that's off the chessboard, that's the wrong way! >(Laughter) usually you get the bishop and queen pointing towards the king. Here >the bishop and queen are pointing to nothing! And not only that, the black queen >looks at such a strange square, I would think if you saw a human play this move >you'd think he was off his rocker? > >Mr. SEIRAWAN: I would scold him. I would scold him. > >Mr. ASHLEY: I know what happens to me when somebody plays a move like Bd6-c7. My >response is usually "Okay, now I'm just going to have to hurt you." (Laughter.) > >Mr. SEIRAWAN: What I am sure he hopes that Deep Blue will do is to play the move >g7-g5. That would force Garry perhaps to retreat his knight, and at the same >time Deep Blue would have seriously weakened his king. > >Mr. ASHLEY: Another thing that happened last year -- and look at this! Talk >about treasureing your bishops! Moved g7-g5 has been played, attacking the >knight on h4, keeping Garry from executing the threat he had wanted to initiate >a moment ago, but now Kasparov is hesitating, but he must love what just >happened. That knight on h4 that is under attack is now retreated instantly, but >the weak squares in front of the king. You've got to worry a little bit. I mean >look at this bishop. The bishop on b2 cutting across the chessboard, slicing >into that board all the way to black's king. And I know Garry Kasparov, he loves >to attack. You've got to be thinking, he's thinking about mating somebody this >game. > >anthony
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