Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 00:11:17 07/31/04
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On July 31, 2004 at 01:05:03, Daniel Jackson wrote:
>With balanced play, without error, chess is a draw....what else could it be?
>
>If God played God, it would be a draw, as each side would choose the "best"
>move.
>
>I believe this has been solved mathematically. Even if it hasn't, logic dictates
>a draw. White can't win due to one tempo.
>
>Daniel
>
>P.S. 1.h3 is inferior but not a lost afaik.
Here is the result of a shootout between Shredder8: and the second game is in
progress with 1.h3 d5 as a new response!
[Event "Shootout (Shredder8, Blitz:120') "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pichard, Jorge"]
[Black "Shredder 8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "78"]
1. h3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3 5. dxc3 O-O 6. Qf3 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8.
Qxd5 Nxd5 9. Nf3 f6 10. Bc4 c6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Rd1 Rd8 13. Ne1 Na6 14. Bxa6
bxa6 15. Kf1 Be6 16. Nd3 a5 17. Nc5 Bf5 18. Nb7 Rd7 19. Nxa5 Rad8 20. Kg1 Nb6
21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Nxc6 Bxc2 23. Nb4 Rd1+ 24. Kh2 Bb3 25. Nc6 Nc4 26. Kg3 Nd6
27. Na5 Ne4+ 28. Kh2 Be6 29. b4 Nxf2 30. Bb2 Rd2 31. Bc1 Re2 32. Nc6 Nd3 33. b5
Ne1 34. Kg1 Bc4 35. Rb1 Rxg2+ 36. Kh1 Rg3 37. Kh2 Rxc3 38. Nb4 Nf3+ 39. Kh1 {
[%eval -659,18] [%emt 0:02:35]} f5 {[%eval -658,18] [%emt 0:01:08]} 0-1
[Event "Shootout (Shredder8, Blitz:60') "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pichard, Jorge"]
[Black "Shredder 8"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "17"]
1. h3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Bf4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qf6 7. Qd4 Qxd4 {
[%eval -142,14] [%emt 0:00:46]} 8. Nxd4 {[%eval -179,17] [%emt 0:01:26]} e5 {
[%eval -179,18] [%emt 0:00:52]} 9. Nb5 {[%eval -179,17] [%emt 0:00:31]} *
[D]r1b1kbnr/pp1n1ppp/8/1N1pp3/5B2/7P/PPP1PPP1/RN2KB1R b KQkq - 0 9
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