Author: Steven Edwards
Date: 16:54:03 08/11/04
Symbolic: Status report 2004.08.11 A few items on the ICS front: I've revised the ICC logon script so it now sets reasonable values for Symbolic's account variables; it may be a bit redundant to do this on each login, but I like to have the initialization be explicit. As the current ICS goal is to work out problems in automated play, Symbolic accepts challenges from anyone. Later on I'll try to come up with some decent ICS formula; I've looked at Crafty's and I'll probably steal from it. Specifically, in the near future Symbolic will decline matches for any of the following: 1) The opponent is unrated or not established. 2) The opponent is rated two classes (400 Elo) or more below Symbolic. 3) The opponent is using a one week free account. Symbolic will likely grow a "noplay" list; candidate accounts are those who either: 1) Are not (C) accounts but exhibit strong evidence of using a computer. 2) Repeatedly abort or disconnect. Symbolic had its first declared computer opponent on ICC; it played Trueno, a Visual Basic program running on a 2.4 GHz AMD. Symbolic, running on a modest 700 MHz PPC750, played an entertaining game (even if it somehow forgot to develop its queen bishop): [Event "Xboard game"] [Site "jenn.local"] [Date "2004.08.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Trueno"] [Black "Symbolic v2004.08.09"] [Result "0-1"] [Termination "White is checkmated"] [TimeControl "G/300"] [UTC "2004.08.09 23:24:35"] [WhiteElo "2172"] [BlackElo "2115"] [ICS "chessclub.com"] 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 cxd5 cxd5 5 Bg5 h6 6 Bxf6 exf6 7 Qb3 Nc6 8 Nc3 Bb4 9 e3 a5 10 Bd3 a4 11 Qc2 Qa5 12 O-O a3 13 Nb5 axb2 14 Qxb2 Be7 15 Nc3 g5 16 e4 dxe4 17 Nxe4 g4 18 Nfd2 Qa3 19 Qb5 O-O 20 Nb3 Ra4 21 Bc4 Rb4 22 Bxf7+ Kxf7 23 Qd5+ Kg6 24 Ng3 f5 25 Ne2 Rd8 26 Nf4+ Kf6 27 Nh5+ Kg5 28 Qf7 Rf8 29 Qg7+ Kxh5 30 d5 Rb5 31 Rad1 Bf6 32 Qc7 Be5 33 Qh7 Nd8 34 f3 Bf4 35 Qg7 Rf7 36 Qc3 Rc7 37 Qh8 Nf7 38 Qe8 Rb4 39 fxg4+ Kxg4 40 Rd4 Rxd4 41 Qe2+ Kg5 42 Nxd4 Be3+ 43 Kh1 Bxd4 44 Qd2+ Be3 45 Qe2 Rc1 46 Re1 Qd3 47 h4+ Kxh4 48 Qxd3 Rxe1+ 49 Kh2 Ne5 50 g3+ Kg4 51 Qxe3 Rxe3 52 Kg2 Re2+ 53 Kf1 Rd2 54 d6 Kxg3 55 Ke1 Nf3+ 56 Kf1 Rf2# 0-1
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