14 Apr 07
Originally posted by z00thttp://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1079887
Give a game where the King wanders like it did with the guy in this thread. That is not "part" of the KG.
Short's 12th move was Ke3, in a full-up middlegame. You really can only get away with stuff like this in King's Gambit lines.
14 Apr 07
Sometimes you can get away with wandering in the Fried Liver:
Game 1566670
My opp. did have some better moves early, but I think they would have led to draws.
14 Apr 07
Originally posted by CrawlIceThat's one active king! 😵
Sometimes you can get away with wandering in the Fried Liver:
Game 1566670
My opp. did have some better moves early, but I think they would have led to draws.
16 Apr 07
The post that was quoted here has been removedI just looked at the game again--it'd been a while--and you're right, my moves were pretty bold. I think that after my opp. played Nxf7 followed by Qf3+, I thought I was pretty much toast, so I just played to have fun. 🙂
16 Apr 07
Originally posted by Sir TimothyI'd like to see a lot more people booted. These cheaters don't seem to realize that their every move is recorded history!
How many players above 2000 are honest?
Whenever I suspect a person is a cheater I d/l their game into Fritz and if I get a lot of matches in positions where there are several choices, I send the game and the person's identity on to the mods.
It may take a while, but eventually the cheaters are caught and banned!
16 Apr 07
Originally posted by ArrakisEven if I caught a cheater, I think that I'd be too lazy to actually report him/her
I'd like to see a lot more people booted. These cheaters don't seem to realize that their every move is [b]recorded history!
Whenever I suspect a person is a cheater I d/l their game into Fritz and if I get a lot of matches in positions where there are several choices, I send the game and the person's identity on to the mods.
It may take a while, but eventually the cheaters are caught and banned![/b]
16 Apr 07
Originally posted by cmsMasterPerhaps then that is the reason "top GMs" do not play the KG? Heard of Kasparov, Karpov, Kramnik playing the KG?
For knowing nothing about the KG you sure do pretend to be the foremost expert on it.
It seems to wander in 3.Bc4 and Cunningham games.
16 Apr 07
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Originally posted by KeplerWhere did you read that? Crafty is available from Dr Hyatt's site. It would not stand a chance in the PlayChess engine room. Do you have an example game?
It may be the case that the point where the opening book runs out is the most problematical area for an engine. The opening book may have taken the engine into areas that a human player would judge as being equal or better but the engine is uncomfortable in. The latest version of Crafty has an option to allow the engine to calculate much longer for the first available for PC. Once the source becomes available I will be able to compile and check it out.
If you saw the game that I posted here from the engine room, it was because the book author has 60 moves in Sicilians but 5 in the French. Even with this new feature allegedly in Crafty/any other engine, engines play crap when out of book in closed positions.
16 Apr 07
Originally posted by z00tWhere did I read what? That Crafty has the facility to extend calculation time for the first move after the opening book has been exhausted is here http://www.craftychess.com/ Look at the last line in the crafty.rc file listed towards the bottom of the page. I did not at any point say that Crafty was not available from Dr. Hyatt's site nor did I say anything about the strength of Crafty relative to any other engine playing in a place I do not frequent. I did not say anything about any game you posted nor did I say anything about any particular feature of Crafty enabling it to play well or otherwise in closed positions. Now, what exactly is your problem with that?
Where did you read that? Crafty is available from Dr Hyatt's site. It would not stand a chance in the PlayChess engine room. Do you have an example game?
If you saw the game that I posted here from the engine room, it was because the book author has 60 moves in Sicilians but 5 in the French. Even with this new feature allegedly in Crafty/any other engine, engines play crap when out of book in closed positions.