DJ vs DF Up For Grabs at 11.5 to 10.5

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From: CCCage
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:44

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With two games left:

Mig writes:

A tragedy for Deep Junior in game 22! In an equal position, DJ turned down a
draw offer from Deep Fritz on move 33 and went on to lose when it
underestimated the passed pawns on the kingside. So instead of guaranteeing
itself at least a playoff, Junior still needs a full point from the final
two games to lock up the match. Programmers have always been worried about
game strategy, but now it looks like these machines need a crash course in
match strategy! Take the draw!!

The result came from a typical "horizon" problem computer face when dealing
with pawn endgames. Any decent human player could see that at some point,
black would be able to create a dangerous outside passer. But here, Fritz
figured that out first and did not mind giving up its bishop to win with its
pawns. Junior did not see the danger until it was already too late.

Many observers were awed by the 5-0 DJ run that started the match, but
statistics show that these streaks can happen without meaning one program is
much stronger, as we've seen here. But it remains to be seen if Fritz can
come all the way back. Maybe Junior just wanted the match to look good!

Regards,

CCCage

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