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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