Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 09:58:47 07/17/04
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On July 16, 2004 at 17:14:25, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
Hi Kurt,
what is the performance of Shredder 8 CB in Argentina?
Thanks
Sandro
>Why are strong humans losing vs computers? I try to give
>an example on the basis of a won game of Shredder. In short:
>bad opening line of human and some inaccuracies.
>
>[Event "VII Magistral de la República Argentina"]
>[Site "Vicente Lopez"]
>[Date "2004.07.09"]
>[Round "1"]
>[White "Shredder 8"]
>[Black "Fusco, Leonardo"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "B14"]
>[BlackElo "2296"]
>[Annotator "Utzinger,K"]
>[PlyCount "53"]
>[EventDate "2004.07.09"]
>
>1. e4 {In its first game the German chess program Shredder 8, running on a
>Pentium IV at 3 GHz, with 256Mb of RAM ("Shredder Mark" around 1500) beat
>16-year-old Leonardo Fusco (2296) in 27 moves (ChessBase)} c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5
>cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 {Not the best decision as this line leads to
>complicated situations where computer programs feel very comfortable.
>Therefore, I recommend the continuations 6...e6 or 6...g6 / Keine optimale
>Entscheidung, denn dieses Abspiel fuehrt zu einem komplizierten Kampf, wo sich
>die Computer wohl fuehlen. Meine Empfehlungen lauten hier deshalb 6...e6 oder
>6...6} 6. Bg5 e6 7. Nf3 Be7 {Misses the last chance 7...dxc4 8.Bxc4 Be7 9.0-0
>0-0 with a more clear position to handle for a strong human player / Verpasst
>die letzte Chance 7...dxc4 8.Lxc4 Le7 9.0-0 0-0 mit einer Position, die fuer
>einen starken Spieler wohl einfacher zu behandeln ist} 8. c5 {After this pawn
>advance White usually scores very well which means that the line chosen by
>Black does not give him much chances for an equal game / Nach dem
>Bauernvorstoss punktet Weiss gewoehnlich recht gut. Das beweist umgekehrt,
>dass die von Schwarz gewaehlte Variante zum Ausgleich nicht genuegt} Ne4 9.
>Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bb5 Bd7 {10...Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bd7 does not much change the
>structure of the position / 10...Sxc3 11.bxc3 Ld7 veraendert den Charakter der
>Stellung kaum} 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Rfc8 {If Black intends to let
>follow b6, this move only loses a tempo / Falls Schwarz b6 plant, geht damit
>nur ein Tempo verloren} (13... b6 14. Bxc6 {shredder8.ctg}) 14. Rb1 b6 {
>Black has no good plan to become active / Schwarz hat keinen vernuenftigen
>Plan, aktiv zuwerden} 15. Ba6 Rcb8 16. c4 {A strong continuation giving White
>a substantial positional advantage / Eine starke Fortsetzung, die dem Weissen
>einen spuerbaren positionellen Vorteil einbringt} Qd8 (16... dxc4 17. d5 Qxc5
>18. dxc6 Bxc6 {would be another try with no perspectives for Black / waere
>eine Alternative ohne Perspektiven fuer Schwarz}) 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bb5 Na5 {
>Black is under pressure and seems to become nervous. The quiet 18...Rc8 was a
>better alternative in my opinion / Schwarz ist unter Druck und scheint nervoes
>zu werden. Meiner Meinung nach war das ruhige 18...Tc8vorzuziehen} 19. Ne5 Bxb5
>20. Rxb5 bxc5 {
>And not 20...a6 21.Rxa5 bxa5 22.Nc6 / Und nicht 20...a6 21.Txa5 bxa5 22.Sc6}
>21. Rxc5 {White's positional advantage is already decisive / Der weisse
>Positionsvorteil ist schon entscheidend} f6 22. Nd3 Rc8 {Some more resistance
>was possible with 22...Nb7 / Etwas laenger Widerstand war mit 22...Sb7
>moeglich} 23. Nf4 {Forces the exchange of rooks when White has a strong passer
>and Black a very weak centre pawn / Forciert den Turmtausch, wonach Weiss
>einen starken Freibauern kriegt und Schwarz mit einem schwachen Zentrumsbauern
>zurueckbleibt} Rxc5 24. dxc5 Nb7 {The usual mistake in a bad position:
>necessary was 24...Rc8 / Der uebliche Fehler in schlechter Stellung. Notwendig
>war 24...Tc8} 25. c6 Na5 26. c7 Qd6 27. Qxd5+ {A good game of Shredder 8 after
>the unlucky opening line of Black / Eine von Shredder 8 gut gespielte Partie,
>nachdem Schwarz in der Eroeffung eine unglueckliche Variante gewaehlt hat} 1-0
>
>
>Shredder 8 vs Fusco,L (1-0)
>Final position
>[D]r5k1/p1P3pp/3q1p2/n2Q4/5N2/8/P4PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 27
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