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Subject: Re: A couple positions from today's ICC tourney games

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 02:55:07 02/01/00

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On February 01, 2000 at 02:39:46, Jeremiah Penery wrote:

>Thanks for all your analysis!  I think I see now that white was lost anyway,
>though I'm not 100% convinced yet (only 99% :).  In any case, it would be really
>difficult for either side (white to hold the draw, if it existed, and for black
>to find the win, if white did optimal play).

These positions are always lots of fun to hash out with other chess players.
Eventually we seem to get to the truth of a position with the help of our
computer programs ( at least in my case). We sort of go into correspondence
analysis mode (using a computer to boot) while the chess program is bound to the
limits of the time control it played under. So I agree that this and other
positions are difficult for machines when faced with optimal play. Would they
play h4 here and follow up correctly? Would they play the Rg4+ move and
the Ke5 response!(that you found) from that other interesting thread?

Mind you many of todays programs are playing very nice endgame moves when
compared to say 3-5 years ago.



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