Author: Vladimir Xern
Date: 09:47:14 12/21/05
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On December 21, 2005 at 11:36:22, Drexel,Michael wrote: >This game can hardly count as "orthodox" victory. >The win is solely based on very weak opening play by Rybka. Er, really? You mean to say that one side has to play worse than the other for it to lose? And here I thought that's how every chess game was decided. And that since Rybka played a particular part of the game worse and lost, it still "doesn't count" as a legitimate win? Well damn, I guess I'm back to the drawing board since winning apparently isn't good enough. >Any good book has 1.e4 e6 2.e5 d6. Try to beat Rybka from there... If Rybka played anything that thoughtful, I wouldn't have gone for the Steinitz variation in the first place, would I have? >Download the Man-Machine database from Tony Hedlunds site and search for a >machine who played 1...e6 in an important man-machine game. >You won't find many... Why? Oh, because you think the French is a poor defence for computers. Then you should be happy that I gave your claims some validity after all. :) Facts: the game is an offhand, informal blitz game I played on a Wednesday morning while eating some breakfast cereal to provide a change of pace from anti-chess. All you armchair dissenters should lighten up on the arrogance. You're rated what, around 2300 FIDE? You should be on our side expending a little elbow grease. :) Oh, and Merry Christmas. -Vlad
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