Author: Steve Lopez
Date: 06:28:48 07/01/99
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On June 29, 1999 at 21:52:24, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: >The problem with Hiarcs book is not only on the first move; for example, check >out the following: > >Hiarcs: White: 1. e4...e5 2.Bc4...Nf6 3.Nf3...Nxe4 4.Nc3...Nxc3 5.dxc3...f6 >6.Nh4...g6 7.f4...c6 8.f5...d5...9.f6 That would be a great move (if it was legal). Check it again -- in the line you give, Black has a pawn on f6 preventing 9.f6 by White. >Hiarcs: Black: 1. e4...c5 2.Nf3...e6 3.d4...cxd4 4.Nxd4...Nf6 5.Nc3...Nc6 >6.e5...Nd5 7.Ne4...f5 8.Nd6+...Bxd6.... And what do you think of both >positions at this point? Is this tournament level? Is it by any means >Grandmaster chess? Ha ha!! I have no idea what you've done with your program, but after an 8-ply search my copy isn't even considering 6...Nd5; it's going with 6...Nxe5 (and has been since the start of its search). -- Steve Lopez
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