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Subject: Re: Stupid chess programs!!! And that goes for most of them!

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 12:32:32 12/15/99

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On December 15, 1999 at 11:44:52, Torstein Hall wrote:

>Take the following position and setup on your PC:
>
>4b3/1r4k1/p3pr2/1p1pPp2/PPpP1Pp1/2P3Pp/K6P/8 w - - 0 1
>
>Every human would play 1.a5 without thinking, but your chessprogram plays
>1.exf6+??? It may be wrong to call a program stupid but.....
>
>Torstein
>
>( So far I have only tried it on Fritz 6 and Hiarcs 7.32 )

Question!  If these chess programs are stupid then what does that make you when
you lose to them?
Observation:  Most all rational human beings would have resigned the game long
before reaching the above position being down 2 rooks and a bishop and therefore
would have missed the drawing opportunity also.
Jim Walker



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