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Subject: Re: I still find it interesting today.

Author: John Dawlish

Date: 15:50:00 06/06/05

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On June 06, 2005 at 18:27:24, K. Burcham wrote:

>
>
>Kasparov didnt think any program could see this line, blocking the advancing
>pawn. Kasparov thought all programs would play 36.Qb6 and try to capture one or
>two pawns with the white Queen. Kasparov thought the humans actually made this
>move to block the black pawn.
>
>36.axb5 axb5 37.Be4
> [D] r1r1q1k1/6p1/p2b1p1p/1p1PpP2/PPp5/2P4P/R1B2QP1/R5K1 w - - 0 36


Only about a week ago there was a BBC2 TV programme about the match. Kasparav
suggested that IBM may have had a button they could press that would force the
computer to discard its best line in favour of 37.Be4. He asked the IBM team if
he could see the computer logs which at the time they declined to do. I wonder
if these logs were ever published at a later date.

JD

• It seems that engines prefer 37.Qb6 here aswell but maybe DB was so well Jack Lad 15:56:35 06/06/05
• Re: I still find it interesting today. Terry Giles 15:56:03 06/06/05
  • The log (cleaned) in question Jack Lad 16:09:03 06/06/05

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