Author: Andrew Dados
Date: 14:26:17 08/23/99
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On August 23, 1999 at 15:28:10, James Robertson wrote:
>Yesterday on FICS I noticed scrappy (Crafty on P200x4) was playing a human who
>had already defeated it twice at 5 5 blitz and was mopping up a third victory. I
>was kind of suspicious, so I started talking to him and asked him to play my
>program. Overall, it was a completely one-sided affair, but I was convinced that
>he was not a computer when he missed several tactical things my program saw very
>quickly.
>
>I asked him if he was a GM or IM, and no, he said he was unrated(!). Anyway, I
>have never seen a human outsmart computers so well in blitz without relying on
>standard anti-computer play. Nor did he shy away from tactics, and often after
>complex exchanges he would come out ahead.
>
>Is he very unusual, or are there a lot of players like him? He also mentioned he
>had many rated chess playing friends, and did not think he was near GM strength.
>
>James
This is one of his games when he agreed to play with no increment.... 3 0 tc
and he of course got flagged.
Note he never moves below 3 sec (as fast as someone relaying moves to chess
program can go, even most obvious moves), never took more then 7 sec/move.
Black is typical 'human' time usage. Btw... I'm not accusing him of cheating -
just bringing some facts to ponder :)
1. d4 (0:02) d6 (0:01)
2. e4 (0:05) Nd7 (0:00)
3. Nf3 (0:05) Ngf6 (0:01)
4. Nc3 (0:06) e5 (0:01)
5. Bc4 (0:03) Be7 (0:01)
6. O-O (0:03) c6 (0:01)
7. a4 (0:06) h6 (0:01)
8. a5 (0:05) Qc7 (0:01)
9. Be3 (0:07) O-O (0:01)
10. Bb3 (0:05) Re8 (0:02)
11. h3 (0:05) Nf8 (0:01)
12. Qd3 (0:04) Ng6 (0:04)
13. Rfd1 (0:05) Bf8 (0:01)
14. d5 (0:05) c5 (0:03)
15. Nb5 (0:03) Qe7 (0:06)
16. c4 (0:05) a6 (0:02)
17. Nc3 (0:05) Bd7 (0:01)
18. Na4 (0:05) Bxa4 (0:02)
19. Bxa4 (0:04) Red8 (0:00)
20. Rdb1 (0:05) Qc7 (0:04)
21. b4 (0:05) Nd7 (0:02)
22. bxc5 (0:07) Nxc5 (0:04)
23. Bxc5 (0:04) dxc5 (0:01)
24. Qb3 (0:04) Rab8 (0:03)
25. Qc3 (0:04) Bd6 (0:03)
26. Rb6 (0:05) Nf4 (0:01)
27. Qb2 (0:04) Nd3 (0:02)
28. Qd2 (0:04) Nb4 (0:01)
29. Nh4 (0:04) Bf8 (0:11)
30. Nf5 (0:04) Rd6 (0:07)
31. Nxd6 (0:04) Bxd6 (0:02)
32. Ra3 (0:03) Rd8 (0:10)
33. Rg3 (0:07) Kh7 (0:04)
34. Qe2 (0:04) Qe7 (0:08)
35. Qg4 (0:04) g6 (0:01)
36. Qe2 (0:04) Rb8 (0:02)
37. Qd2 (0:04) Bc7 (0:08)
38. d6 (0:04) Bxd6 (0:04)
39. Qxd6 (0:04) Qxd6 (0:01)
40. Rxd6 (0:03) Rf8 (0:02)
{White ran out of time} 0-1
-Andrew-
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