Author: Uri Blass
Date: 17:04:52 08/11/04
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On August 11, 2004 at 19:54:03, Steven Edwards wrote: >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 21.Bc4 does not seem to me a computer move but a move of a weak human. Trueno could play 21.Qh5 with a better position. Uri
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