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Subject: Re: Allwermann shows, that Fritz is GM strength !?

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 07:39:16 03/16/99

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On March 16, 1999 at 06:49:34, blass uri wrote:

>>>Of course it's obvoius that he has cheated somehow. I only wonder in which
>>>way (or with which program...). So he hasn't been caught in action with
>>>wires and all :-)
>>>
>>>Nearly 'Fritz5.32-proven' you write. Have anyone tested for any other
>>>chess program? Is the market shares for Fritz5.32 _very_ big in Germany
>>>compared to other chess programs/countries? I mean, why have one suspected
>>>use of Fritz5.32 and not any other chess program? Maybe this has all been
>>>discussed in Germany before I read it here on CCC in the first place!?
>>>/Robert
>>
>>I don't know if the first try was with Fritz and so no other prog was used to
>>verify. But indeed there are several moves only a program with little positional
>>ability would play. Like Fritz. :-)
>
>can you show examples?

Just take out one of Allwermanns games.

>I do not think that Fritz has little positional ability.

Sometimes 2 people have to agree that they disagree in one or few points. :-)

>I saw cases when Fritz won Hiarcs7 because of poor endgame of Hiarcs7
>
>Fritz5.32 won one game in the ssdf games against Hiarcs7 by impressive
>positional sacrifices:

ONE game.

>Fritz5.32 played 24...Ne4 and sacrificed a pawn and after the moves 25.Bxe4 dxe4
>26.Rxe4 Bg5 27.Na3 fritz5.32 sacrificed a second pawn by 27...a5 to get the
>bishop at b7 to the game.
>
>The position is probably drawn but Fritz5.32 won the game because it has better
>positional understanding(at least in this position) relative to Hiarcs7
>Uri

In this position, yes, Fritz managed to use the pieces dynamically.
Don't conclude from this that Fritz HAS better positional understanding than
Hiarcs.
I can also show you ONE example where WChess won against Shredder in an endgame
with a pawn down. So would you say WChess has better positional understanding or
better endgame abilities than Shredder?? Step forward who does!?



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