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Subject: Re: Fritz 5.32 stupid blunder in the Winter Tournament against Fritz4

Author: Michael Ginat

Date: 09:52:20 05/15/99

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On May 15, 1999 at 05:25:29, Andreas Schwartmann wrote:

>On May 15, 1999 at 01:03:46, blass uri wrote:
>
>>
>>On May 14, 1999 at 23:35:23, Michael Ginat wrote:
>>
>>>On May 14, 1999 at 14:31:57, blass uri wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>On May 14, 1999 at 11:03:18, Michael Ginat wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Does this mean the Fritz engine has not really improved that much since version
>>>>>4 ?
>>>>
>>>>r1b2rk1/5p1p/pbqppP2/1p2n2Q/4P3/2NBB3/PPP4P/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
>>>>
>>>>Fritz5.32 played 18.Qxh7+ and lost against Fritz4
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>So is there a logical explanation for this blunder?
>>>Michael
>>
>>I only saw that Fritz5.32 showed a mate evaluation when it played Qxh7+
>>I do not understand the reason for it.
>>Uri
>
>
>I also could not understand this blunder when it actually happened. Chessbase
>told me it was a bug. I chose not to replay this game because this would not be
>fair to the other engines involved. If a program loses on time or because of a
>bug, it is a loss just as well. In a human/human match it is the same: No game
>would ever be replayed just because the loser says "Oh, I lost that game because
>I made this blunder just because I was tired!". A loss is a loss.
>
>Andreas
It looks like chess programs are "human" after all :)



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