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Subject: Re: Tiger 12.0 - Hiarcs 7.32, 5-3

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 04:45:31 10/08/99

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On October 08, 1999 at 05:58:59, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>On October 07, 1999 at 15:23:22, Howard Exner wrote:
>
>>Two missed wins.
>
>Right.
>
>>Bb7+ would avoid the exchanges of pawns on the kingside. After the white pawns
>>on the queenside will fall. Bb7 does not seem to be too difficult to find.
>>Given more time than game/30 and perhaps Tiger would play it?
>
>It was not game/30 but 30'/60, which is a bit slower than game/60.
>
>>8/5p2/b7/P1k1Pp1p/5P2/2P2KPP/8/8 b - - id Hiarcs 7.32 PIII-50 - Tiger 12.0
>>PII-300/; bm Bb7;
>>
>>Nice move by Hiarcs. A little knowledge goes a long way. I guess Tiger
>>was in the dark on this simple draw. It no doubt knows the single rook pawn draw
>>with the wrong bishop but not the two pawn draw. Rebel too
>>does not see this draw.
>>8/2n4B/5k2/1pK4p/2pN4/6P1/7P/8 b - - id Tiger 12.0 PII-300/ - Hiarcs 7.32
>>PIII-50; bm h5h4;
>>
>>A win is there with g4 but the elementary knowledge of the doubled rook pawn
>>draw is needed. Tiger played pxh4?? I bet a lot of programs make this blunder.
>>8/2n4B/5k2/1pK5/2pN3p/6P1/7P/8 w - - id Tiger 12.0 PII-300/ - Hiarcs 7.32
>>PIII-50; bm g3g4;
>
>You are right. g4 wins and Kc6 would win too. Almost anything is better here
>than gxh. But the move that bothered me the most is the very ugly 15.Bb1 in the
>second game. Anyway, don't tell me it is not impressive that even running on a
>slower machine Tiger 12 scored 62.5% in 20 games against the very strong H732
>and N732.

Indeed. Thanks for the test games. It seems like it has been quite a long time
since a new, strong commercial entry has been introduced by a new programmer.
My recollection tells me that Junior was the last such entry.
>
>Enrique



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