Author: James T. Walker
Date: 08:52:01 06/20/99
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On June 19, 1999 at 21:07:56, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On June 19, 1999 at 14:33:47, Ernst Walet wrote: > >>If I didn't know better I would say that Ferret has cracked under the pressure >>after move 55! Maybe later Bruce can explain what is going on right now or has >>someone else any idea?. >> >>Ernst-J. > > >Here's what I saw: > >by move 25 or so white was not just lost, but dead lost. I was talking with >Roman at the time and he said something like "I have _never_ seen white get >into such a dead lost position so quickly..." But then Ferret did what many >computer programs do when they start an attack... they go for the first pawn >they can see, rather than keeping the pressure up. I suspect that a good GM >would have taken black and ended the game within 25 more moves. But as ferret >went for that pawn it dissipated the attack it had going and turned the >initiative over to shredder. Shredder slowly caught up and at one point we >all had it as over +1.5 or so... but then Ferret began to free up its pieces >and almost pulled even again... then it let the e-pawn advance too far and >sacked the exchange to win it... and then Shredder began to make progress >again. But at the end, Shredder apparently overlooked the draw that most >programs saw nearly instantly... and the game ended a draw... a neat see-saw >game if there ever was one... both sides had multiple winning chances... In the "Shredder apparently overlooked the draw that most programs saw nearly instantly... " scenario isn't it possible that Shredder had it's contempt factor set to accept a draw sooner than normal since it still wins the Championship? Jim Walker
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