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Subject: Re: How many programs find 14. ...Nxe4

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 00:38:01 12/30/04

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On December 28, 2004 at 21:55:54, Uri Blass wrote:

>On December 28, 2004 at 21:39:37, chandler yergin wrote:
>
>>On December 28, 2004 at 21:09:18, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On December 28, 2004 at 20:35:53, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>
>>>>On December 28, 2004 at 20:24:18, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On December 28, 2004 at 19:37:14, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On December 28, 2004 at 19:20:29, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On December 28, 2004 at 17:57:24, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On December 27, 2004 at 13:39:21, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>On December 27, 2004 at 12:17:24, Anthony Cozzie wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>On December 27, 2004 at 12:00:13, Laurens Winkelhagen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>On December 27, 2004 at 01:24:26, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>On December 26, 2004 at 23:06:19, Dan Ellwein wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>here's the game...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>P3/850
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Fischer Time: 10/10
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Event ""]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Site ""]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Date "2004.12.26"]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Round ""]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[White "Chessmaster 10th Ed."]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Black "offset.a5.5"]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[TimeControl "600+10"]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Result "0-1"]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[ECO "oft "]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.e3 Nf6 6.d5 Ne5 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.e4 c6 9.Be2
>>>>>>>>>>>>>O-O 10.O-O cxd5 11.cxd5 e6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 g5
>>>>>>>>>>>>>14.Bg3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[d]r1bq1rk1/pp3pb1/4pn1p/3Pp1p1/4P3/2N3B1/PP2BPPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 14
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>14. ...Nxe4!?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>      Hi Dan
>>>>>>>>>>>>      A very interesting positional sacrifice to get a strong
>>>>>>>>>>>>      pawn center. I however doubt that you will find another
>>>>>>>>>>>>      engine to play this move without changing some internal
>>>>>>>>>>>>      settings.
>>>>>>>>>>>>      Kurt [http://www.utzingerk.com]
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>On December 27, 2004 at 01:24:26, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>On December 26, 2004 at 23:06:19, Dan Ellwein wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>here's the game...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>P3/850
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Fischer Time: 10/10
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Event ""]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Site ""]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Date "2004.12.26"]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Round ""]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[White "Chessmaster 10th Ed."]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Black "offset.a5.5"]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[TimeControl "600+10"]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[Result "0-1"]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[ECO "oft "]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.e3 Nf6 6.d5 Ne5 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.e4 c6 9.Be2
>>>>>>>>>>>>>O-O 10.O-O cxd5 11.cxd5 e6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 g5
>>>>>>>>>>>>>14.Bg3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>[d]r1bq1rk1/pp3pb1/4pn1p/3Pp1p1/4P3/2N3B1/PP2BPPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 14
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>14. ...Nxe4!?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>      Hi Dan
>>>>>>>>>>>>      A very interesting positional sacrifice to get a strong
>>>>>>>>>>>>      pawn center. I however doubt that you will find another
>>>>>>>>>>>>      engine to play this move without changing some internal
>>>>>>>>>>>>      settings.
>>>>>>>>>>>>      Kurt [http://www.utzingerk.com]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Nonsense!
>>>>>>>>For those that have Chessbase Newer Engines, Shredder, Hiarchs etc..
>>>>>>>>Create Multiple Lines!
>>>>>>>>It DOES find it! It also evaluates each Line, and rates them higher than the
>>>>>>>>first PV!
>>>>>>>>"locking" your engine to ONE PV is ludicrous!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>No
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Of course it is known that many engines can show more than one line but it is
>>>>>>>not related to the topic.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I've said it before, and say it again..
>>>>>>>>"Locking" the Engine to ONE Line is D-U-M-B!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>No
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>It is not.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>By giving the engine more than one line you can find everything so the question
>>>>>>>how many programs can find is not interesting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Of course; all Programs that use Chessbase can find it.
>>>>>
>>>>>By your definition I can also find always the correct move.
>>>>>I only need to give you a list of the legal moves with an evaluation for every
>>>>>move.
>>>>>
>>>>>This is not what most people mean by the term finding a move.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Uri
>>>>
>>>>Yeah.. I guess some would rather sit for Hours, or Days, letting the engine Run
>>>>instead of "Finding" it in seconds!
>>>>Use the Tools at your disposal!
>>>>That's what they are for!
>>>
>>>finding is when you do not know the solution and not when you know it.
>>>
>>>finding is for the engine and not for the human when there is a specific move to
>>>find.
>>>
>>>Uri
>> "Finding" is for the HUMAN!
>>To use all the tools at his disposal!
>>Understanding the position is what is important!
>>If you want to waste your time... be my guest; don't give me CRAP!
>>CY
>
>You forget that here is the computer chess club and not the human chess club.

So what?



>If people ask which program can find some specific move then it is clear that
>finding is for computer and not for humans.

Computers are a TOOL!
With BUGS!
If you haven'r figured that out yet..
you need a New Hobby!

>
>If people want humans to find the move they can simply ask what is the best move
>without giving the move because it is easy to find the move after you already
>know it.
>
>Uri

  Nonsense!
Use the tools!
Listen to yourself, and try and figure out what you are saying.



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