Author: Robert A. Basham
Date: 14:57:36 02/08/99
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On February 08, 1999 at 14:27:13, Robert Sherman wrote: >On February 06, 1999 at 12:11:31, Robert A. Basham wrote: > >>This neat game was posted by an expert player here in this forum -- >>about one or two years ago now... >> >>I post this game again to show all you expert players out there that it can be >>done --so keep trying..! >> >>I do not remember this person's name, but I do remember his game.. :-) >> > >I posted this game about one and a half years ago. So you can attach my name >the next time you post it :-) When I posted the game, I writing how it could >defeat Rebel on my computer at the time an obsolete Pentium 100mhz. I >complained about Rebel taking only 30 seconds to play the losing Qxc7 move. >This was explained by Rebel author Ed Shroeder that Rebel has a piece recapture >algorithm that forces the program to take substantially less time when having to >recapture a piece. I disagreed that this timing algorithm should be in place >for this type of position because it involves a tremendous material and >positional imbalance and is not just simply recapturing a piece. Ed mentioned >that having this algorithm in place didn't usually hurt Rebel and that customers >appreciated that Rebel would almost instantly recapture a QxQ move or the like. >With the advent of the more powerful Pentiums, Rebel no longer falls for this >trap dispite the timing algorithm. > > >>Here are the moves: (enjoy).... >> >>1. e4 e5 >>2 Nf3 Nc6 >>3. Bc4 Bc5 >>4. Nc3 Nf6 >>5. Nd5! Nxe4 > >I think you are being overgenerous by giving Nd5 an exclam. Nd5 !? is more >appropriate. > >>6. d3! Nxf2 > >d3 doesn't deserve an exclam. More appropriate and fun to put d3!!?? > >>7 Qe2 Nxh1 >>8. Ng5! O-O ? > >Agreed. > >>9. Nxc7! Q x c 7 > >Qxc7 obviously deserves a ?? because it causes a forced mate. How nice of you >to give me four exclams in the first nine moves :-) > >>10.Q h 5 h6 >>11.Bxf7+ Kh8 >>12. Q g6 mates >> >>regards, Robert > >Best regards, > ------------- Greetings Robert Sherman! Glad to meet you! I will try to post your name after this, and also "do better" with my punctuation marks..!! :-) Best regards, from Robert ---Hope to see another one of your brilliant games real soon..! I will be watching for it..!
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