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Subject: Re: What is Ferret doing?

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 13:52:52 06/21/99

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On June 21, 1999 at 16:43:00, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:

>On June 20, 1999 at 09:43:21, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On June 20, 1999 at 07:06:40, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>On June 19, 1999 at 21:07:56, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>><snipped>
>>>>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..."
>>>
>>>I am interested to know if the people that say it can win against shredder from
>>>the position after 25 moves.
>>>
>>>I prefer black's position but I cannot say that white is lost only because Roman
>>>said it.
>>>
>>>impression of humans is often not correct.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>
>>Roman said "white is dead lost".  Kawas said the same thing.  Two other GMs also
>>agreed.  Look at the pieces.  Knight on a1 with zero moves.  Rooks have 1 move
>>between them.  Queen has zero moves.  Ugly beyond belief...  But it played well
>>after Ferret liquidated the bind to pick up a pawn...
>
>I really think g4 was a very strong move my Shredder because it got some
>counterplay after that.

Shredder's g4 was a great move, no doubt about it.  Ferret's extra g-pawn was
inconsequential, relative to the activation of the bishop.

>Stefan

Dave



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