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Subject: Re: Has Shredder 4 ever lost a game?

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 11:56:01 08/10/99

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On August 10, 1999 at 14:44:51, odell hall wrote:

>On August 10, 1999 at 11:43:00, Brian Smith wrote:
>
>>On August 10, 1999 at 08:17:53, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>On August 10, 1999 at 08:13:48, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>
>>>>In WCCC it didn't lose a single game and Karpov cannot beat it. So is it
>>>>totally unbeaten? Maybe Kasparov should try :-)
>>>
>>>Karpov did not beat it but it does not say that he cannot beat it.
>>>The game was faster then tournament time control.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>What was the final result in the Karpov-Shredder match anyway (I think I was on
>>vacation)?
>
>
>You guys really kill me with this faster than tournament time control business.
>I mean the game was 40\90 minutes which is only a half hour shorter than normal
>as if karpov is going to play 100 elo pts stronger or something.  If a player
>cannot come up with and execute a reasonable plan in 40\90 what makes you think
>he would do it with a mere extra 30 minutes. Hyaat says this same thing as
>yourself , which i think is completely unreasonable.

AFAIK Karpov had a huge position and a huge time scramble.  Perhaps you ought to
take that into account before saying that an extra 30 minutes wouldn't have
mattered.

Dave



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