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Lenspencer wrote:
> 
> In article
> <Pine.A41.3.96.970702111958.75750F-100000@uvaix2e1.comp.UVic.CA>, Shawn
> Pringle <pringle@castle.uvic.ca> writes:
> 
> >Is gnu chess unbeatable?
> 
> Of course NOT!  You just have to be a pretty darn good player to beat it.
> On my Cyrix 6x86-166 I would estimate it at at least expert level, maybe
> master.  Of course, I can't beat it right now either.

A good way to "beat" gnu chess is to undo moves until you catch it in a 
mistake.  However, since it is quite good at uncovering its opponent's 
mistakes, this might take you a while.

In general, gnu chess can be taken by misdirecting its pieces away from 
its opponent's opportunities to attack.  It will quite willingly leave 
the King with too few defenders or send the Queen on a fishing 
expedition.

Look through a book or two on planning attacks in chess.  The idea of 
sacrificing to remove defenders often takes gnu chess quite by surprise.

Here is one of my shorter games in the gnu chess 4.0b5 folder on my 
Macintosh PowerBook Duo 2300c.  I do not recall if I took back moves in 
this game.

1.e2e4 e7e5
2.f2f4 f8c5
3.g1f3 e5f4
4.d2d4 c5b6
5.f1c4 d8e7
6.e1g1 g8f6
7.e4e5 f6h5
8.b1c3 e7b4
9.c4f7 e8f7
10.f3g5 f7g6
11.d1d3 g6g5
12.f1f4 h5f4
13.c1f4 g5h5
14.d3f4 h5h4
15.f4g3

Laird Heal
LJHeal@worldnet.att.net