Fritz-Junior Qualification Match. Deep Fritz to Face Kramnik!

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From: CCCage
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 21:18

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With a score of 14 points to 12 points:

Mig writes:

In an unbelievable comeback, Deep Fritz completely dominated the second half
of the match to erase a five-game deficit and force a playoff. (Played at
the same time control, same conditions, etc.)In the two-game tie-break, it
looked like computer programs are as sensitive to momentum as NBA teams and
Fritz easily won 2-0 to win the match. In the diagram, from the second
playoff game, DF announced mate in 20. Deep Junior's risky, gambit style
paid off in the early going, but handing Fritz a material advantage in
almost ever game just did not work in the long run.

Junior's casual attitude toward pawns and high regard for piece activity
made it the aggressor in the majority of games and early on it looked like
Deep Fritz had no idea how to handle this style. These programs are only
supposed to "learn" in their opening books, so it is probably just a
coincidence, but Fritz really seemed to settle down and play more solidly
against DJ's gambit play in the second half of the match. A bitter, yet
encouraging, defeat for the Junior team of Amir Ban and Shay Bushinsky of
Israel. Congratulations to the ChessBase team behind Fritz, Frans Morsch and
Mathias Feist. Their program showed heart as well as brains!

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.

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