Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sri-unix!mclure@Sri-Unix From: mclure%Sri-Unix@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.chess Subject: number-cruncher vs. the world Message-ID: <12114@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Sep-84 19:48:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12114 Posted: Mon Sep 17 19:48:00 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 20:35:45 EDT Lines: 72 The Vote Tally -------------- The winner is: 12 ... Be7 (B-K2). A total of 13 moves were cast. The Machine Moves ----------------- Depth Move Time for search Nodes Machine's Estimate 8 ply Nc3 ~17 hours ~6.1x10^7 -= (N-QB3) Humans Move # Votes BR ** -- BQ BK ** -- BR 12 ... Be7 11 ** BP ** -- BB BP BP BP 12 ... g6 2 BP ** -- BP -- BN -- ** ** -- ** WP BP -- ** -- -- ** -- ** WP ** BB ** ** -- WN -- ** WN ** -- WP WP -- ** WQ WP WP WP WR -- WB -- WR -- WK -- Prestige 8-ply The machine's evaluation turned from positive to negative. It now thinks it is 3% of a pawn behind. My personal opinion is that this is an ideal position to have against a computer. There are little or no tactics involved and a clear strategic plan for Black is f5. The Game So Far --------------- 1. e4 (P-K4) c5 (P-QB4) 11. Be2 (B-K2) Nxe2 (NxB) 2. Nf3 (N-KB3) d6 (P-Q3) 12. Qxe2 (QxN) Be7 (B-K2) 3. Bb5+(B-N5ch) Nc6 (N-QB3) 13. Nc3 (N-QB3) 4. o-o (O-O) Bd7 (B-Q2) 5. c3 (P-QB3) Nf6 (N-KB3) 6. Re1 (R-K1) a6 (P-QR3) 7. Bf1 (B-KB1) e5 (P-K4) 8. d4 (P-Q4) cxd4 (PXP) 9. cxd4 (PXP) Bg4 (B-N5) 10. d5 (P-Q5) Nd4 (N-Q5) Commentary ---------- SASW@MIT-MC I vote for 12 ... B-K2. This freezes W out of the K side (since 13 B-KN5 NxQP wins us a quick P) and allows us to build up an attack there. We outnumber W 3 pieces to 1 on the K side, so we want that area to be the focus of the midgame. After O-O and moving our KN we have a powerful attack in P-KB4, while W will have a hard time exploiting the open QB file and the weakness of our QP. SCHAER.DLOS@XEROX I vote for 12 ... Be7. It is time to complete the development. Plan to do 0-0 next. REM@MIT-MC I think it's about time Black castles, so how about 12. ... Be7 first? Solicitation ------------ Your move, please? Replies to Arpanet: mclure@sri-prism, mclure@sri-unix or Usenet: ucbvax!menlo70!sri-unix!sri-prism!mclure