Author: Frederic Friedel
Date: 08:55:46 12/14/99
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> What was Anand, and kasparov's specific reaction? I would be interested in >knowing? This is to be found at http://www.chessbase.com/Catalogue/Framecat.htm Go the ChessBase Magazine, Archives, CBM 69. At the bottom of the multimedia report there is a description of the top players' reaction, including a shot of Anand cracking up (the whole video is on the CBM 69 CD). Here's an excerpt from the CBM 69 multimedia report: Allwermann You probably read about our new German chess star, Clemens Allwermann. In December last year this 1900-Elo player displayed a sudden 700-point jump in playing strength at a big international open, which he won ahead of GMs and IMs. The problem was that the games, all tactical masterpieces, were almost always completely reproducible, move for move, with Fritz5.32 and the Fritz Powerbook '99. In the meantime the electronics supplier who sold Allwermann the equipment he probably used to transmit the computer moves has revealed all details, including the fact that his customer insisted in a receiver that could be completely concealed in his ear and hidden behind his long hair. Allwermann finished his last-round game against S. Kalinitschev (2505) with a whirlwind flourish. Take a look at the game, and especially the move 31.Qa7?!!, which Allwermann chose instead of a simple win by 31.Rxb7, 31.Rd7 or even 31.Rxf6. This is a typical Fritz move – "gilding the lily" it is called, a totally unnecessary brilliancy in an easily won position. It is of course exactly what Fritz tends to do. The program does not understand the concept of simple vs complicated, it's notion of danger is restricted entirely to "loses/does not lose". Anyway, I asked two experts, the world's number one and number two players, what they thought of Allwermann's performance. Video Garry04 Garry says that apart from 31.Qa7 there are many moves that are clearly computer-generated. "You can sense, it is 'Advanced Chess' but the machine is leading. The human body is just the transmitter of the moves of the computer." He is worried that before important matches we are going to have to check the players for hidden devices. Peter Svidler tells us how you can make it difficult to detect a transmitter hidden on your body. Vishy talks about the final position of the game, in which Allwermann announced mate in eight (exactly like Fritz). He himself, if asked, would have guessed that it is mate in 15 or more. When he explains the move Qa7 Vishy completely cracks up. I challenge you to watch this sequence without bursting into laughter yourself (you must have the position on the board to appreciate fully what he is saying).
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