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Subject: Re: Anti-Computer openings that are tactical.

Author: Matthew Herman

Date: 04:22:29 03/26/99

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On March 25, 1999 at 20:31:54, Jeremiah Penery wrote:

>On March 25, 1999 at 18:48:02, Matthew Herman wrote:
>
>>On March 25, 1999 at 13:13:29, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On March 25, 1999 at 08:18:03, Matthew Herman wrote:
>>>[snip]
>>>>>Could you post some EPD positions where computers make the wrong choice?  I am
>>>>>*very* interested in this.
>>>>
>>>>1st position : velirimovic attack
>>>>r1b2rk1/2q1bppp/p1npp3/1pnB1N11/4P1P1/2N1B3/PPP1QP1P/2KR2R w - -
>>>>here computer will take on d5 or f5 (both lose).
>>>This one has three rooks for white.  Could you post a corrected version?
>>>
>>>>2nd position : Yugoslav Dragon
>>>>3q1rk1/pp1bppbp/3p1np1/8/2rNP1P1/2N1BP2/PPPQ3P/1K1R3R b - -
>>>>Here most computers play the slow a6, b5 and white should develop a strong
>>>>attack with h4-h5, yet programs like junior after a6 play qd3?!. Only Fritz has
>>>>found h4-h5 so far.. I havent tested crafty yet.
>>>>
>>>>There are other positions like this, but these are the 2 main ones I am looking
>>>>at.
>>
>>3 rooks?? Where do you see 3 Rs? one first rank is 2KR2R .. no other ranks that
>>have Rs (for white)..
>
>The material looks fine, but should it be black to move?  With white to move,
>Crafty showed something like +5 right away, but I didn't let it search very
>much.
>
>>Also, Qb8 is slow, white will play h4-h5 and get the
>>attack in very quickly, before black has a chance to open up the queenside.
>
>This is what I got from my modified Crafty:
>
>15   209:38  -0.56   1. ... b5 2. h4 b4 3. Nce2 a5 4. Qd3
>                     Qc7 5. h5 e5 6. hxg6 exd4 7. gxh7+
>                     Kh8 8. Bxd4 Nxh7 9. Bxg7+ Kxg7 10.
>                     Nd4
>
>Black's score was dropping with each additional ply.
>
>Jeremiah

b5 gets ripped to shreds by b3! That should be found by crafty, and I DID say b
- - = BLACK to MOVE :)

Matt



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