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Subject: Re: Free thesis about computer chess

Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba

Date: 10:25:43 08/05/99

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On August 05, 1999 at 12:56:58, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On August 05, 1999 at 10:49:45, Bernhard Bauer wrote:
>
>>On August 05, 1999 at 03:12:43, Dennis Breuker wrote:
>>
>>>Click http://members.xoom.com/dbreuker/thesis/index.html to download my thesis
>>>titled "Memory versus Search in Games".
>>>
>>>Click http://members.xoom.com/dbreuker/chess/index.html for a page with many
>>>chess links. It is still under construction but it's a start. With 5 links to
>>>the FIDE WCh.
>>>
>>>Dennis Breuker (Dennis.Breuker@nospam.capgemini.nl)
>>
>>Thank you for providing your thesis.
>>It was funny to see your second chess position, the fine70!
>>By the way, you mention only R. Fine as a source.
>>I have a book written by the Norwegian chess player Sigurd Heiestad, Taktikk og
>>Strategi, Damms Sjakk-Bibliothek,  N. W. Damm & Soen - Oslo, 1960. On page 103
>>he writes:
>>
>>Dr. Lasker - en av sjakkspillets stoerste mestere
>>
>>   Verdensmesteren dr. Lasker var en genial match- og turneringskjempe, men han
>>var ogsaa genial paa andre omraader innen sjakken. Saaledes laget han som
>>simultanspiller mange fine resultater, ikke minst innen de nordiske land. I 1919
>>foretok Lasker en simultanturne' i Danmark. Paa denne turne' spilte han ca. 1000
>>partier og tapte bare 12.
>>Ved turne'en startet han i Nakskov. Der skapte han straks sensasjon ved aa
>>utlove en million kroner til en av de sterkeste spillere, om denne ved ett
>>tilfelle av 20 forsoek kunne unngaa aa bli matt, naar Lasker spillte hvit. Men
>>Nakskov-spilleren kunne ogsaa tjene millionen, om han kunne sette Lasker matt
>>naar denne spilte sort.
>>
>>Does anybody know somthing about the origin of this position or can confirm the
>>above?
>>
>>Kind regards
>>Bernhard
>
>I can't read the german.  In Basic Chess Endings (Fine), the position is given
>as co-authored by Lasker and another person whose name I don't recall just now.
>
>Dave

	It is not German. I guess it is Norweigan, but I am not sure as I do not read
it. If somebody post the fen string for the position you are talking about, I
might be able to provide some comment.
José.



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