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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner...testing the old computers..

Author: John Merlino

Date: 17:59:08 07/19/04

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On July 19, 2004 at 19:32:02, steven blincoe wrote:

>
>>
>>Some comments on your terrific and historic victory of man over machine:
>>
>>CM_SKR agrees with 25.Ka2 instead of Kb2.
>>
>>The greedy move 36...Rxh2 is the first big blunder. At that point, CM_SKR
>>prefers Rb6 with a score of about -1.5 for Black. After Rxh2, CM_instantly shows
>>a draw score.
>>
>>38...Nc6 is also a blunder. Rh1+ leads to a draw, as obviously there is no way
>>the White King can get out of his little 4-square box.
>>
>>43.Nc7+ does NOT WIN! It only leads to a draw after the exchanges. CM_SKR says
>>that 43.g4 wins, with a score of 1.80 for White.
>>After 43.Nc7+ Rxc7 44.Qxc7 Rxe3+ 45.Ka4, CM_SKR shows a draw score with 45...Rc3
>>46.Qxf7 Rc1. Of course, 45...Re4+ loses instantly, with The King announcing Mate
>>in 8 in just a few seconds.
>>
>>Happy Hunting!
>
>hi John
>my point was ..you can play against a dedicated computer like you would against
>a human opponent..especially in Blitz
>this is the fun of it for me
>i knew if i complicated the position enough and with not much time left ..the V9
>could go astray
>
>the V9 acheives a maximum search depth of only 7 ply after about 45 sec of
>thought..
>Cmaster or Shredder or Fritz can zoom to 7 ply in 5 sec..so of course they would
>not fall prey to these shananigans
>
>it is just fun to play against a computer with the chance one can win every now
>and again
>
>Best
>Steve

Oh, no doubt, and I didn't mean to belittle your accomplishment or minimize your
fun. On a bad day I can still lose to my Fidelity Chess Challenger on level 1!

So, most likely, my post was based on jealousy.... :-)

jm



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