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Subject: Re: BUG in Shredder or wrong notation in game 3 ?

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 07:30:40 07/19/05

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On July 19, 2005 at 09:57:49, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On July 19, 2005 at 09:42:53, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On July 19, 2005 at 08:38:25, James T. Walker wrote:
>>
>>>I don't believe any engine in the world above a 1200 rating will allow the
>>>bishop to escape.  I suspect an operator blunder.
>>>Jim
>>
>>      This is the only logical explanation
>>      for the mishap -:)
>>      Kurt
>
>When i checked out CCC for the first time in a few weeks, i really had to laugh
>loud again.
>
>Having worked with several Argentinians in several projects, i would rule out
>the possibility that it's an operator error.
>
>Of course it happens when playing a 20 year old IM, who should win coming years
>a lot of rating and is a rising star there and will be GM obviously.
>
>What amazes me is that you guys fall over this, but didn't fall over Adams poor
>'1600 rated' openingschoices against Hydra, which effectively were bigger
>blunders than Rfd8 is.
>
>Vincent


      Are you turning things the other way round? You forgot
      that it was Shredder 9 - the strongest commercial chess
      program of the world - to do the unbelievable blunder Rfd8.
      Had this happenend to the human player we would of course
      not have been surprised so much.
      Kurt



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