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DEEPBLUE6 


***** DEEPBLUE6 *****

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GAME 6 KASPAROV - DEEP BLUE
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1996

New Internet Record!!  486 people watching a chess game!  news 353

Commentary from the Internet Chess Club.
(Titled players' comments only, approximately 1900 lines)

GM = Grandmaster
IM = International Master
FM = FIDE Master
DM = Display Master
C  = computer
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Move  Kasparov            Deep-Blue      
----  --------------      --------------
  1.  Nf3                 d5                
  2.  d4                  c6                
  3.  c4                  e6                
  4.  Nbd2              
Schroer(IM) kibitzes: Kasparov plays a very solid, hard to beat opening
crafty(C)(DM) kibitzes: book moves (Qc2 27%, e3 27%, Nc3 25%, Nbd2 8%, g3 4%,
\   cxd5 3%, Bg5 1%, Qb3 0%)
POTZY(DM) kibitzes: DeepBlue must win this game, the final game, to tie the
\   match at 3-3 and split the prize money.
crafty(C)(DM) kibitzes: book moves (Nf6 68%, f5 31%)
Move  Kasparov            Deep-Blue      
----  --------------      --------------
  3.  c4                  e6                
  4.  Nbd2                Nf6               
crafty(C)(DM) kibitzes: book moves (g3 60%, e3 40%)
Schroer(IM) kibitzes: 4.Nbd2 is quite rare - it seems like a good way to get
\   out of DB's big opening book
Ferret(C)(DM) kibitzes: +0.09: g3 c5 cxd5 exd5 Bg2 Nc6 Nb3 cxd4 Nbxd4 Bc5
Ferret(C)(DM) kibitzes: 60 sec, 33085 nodes/sec, ply 9 1/24

   **ANNOUNCEMENT** from POTZY: "ob 10" for KASPAROV - DEEPBLUE LIVE!!         
\   "set kib 1" for all commentary.  "set kib 2" for titled commentary only.

Ferret(C)(DM) kibitzes: :)
Move  Kasparov            Deep-Blue      
----  --------------      --------------
  4.  Nbd2                Nf6               
  5.  e3                
crafty(C)(DM) kibitzes: book moves (Nbd7 87%, Ne4 12%)
DaVinci(GM) kibitzes: Nbd2 looks more flexible than Nc3
Move  Kasparov            Deep-Blue      
----  --------------      --------------
  4.  Nbd2                Nf6               
  5.  e3                  c5                
Move  Kasparov            Deep-Blue      
----  --------------      --------------
  5.  e3                  c5                
  6.  b3                
Move  Kasparov            Deep-Blue      
----  --------------      --------------
  5.  e3                  c5                
  6.  b3                  Nc6               
crafty(C)(DM) kibitzes: d7-> 36.9s +0.154  cxd5 exd5 Bb5 Qb6 Bxc6+ Qxc6 o-o Bf5
\   Bb2
Schroer(IM) kibitzes: DB sacrifices a tempo with c7-c6-c5, once white has
\   committed his N to d2
Ferret(C)(DM) kibitzes: was that a weird thing to do?
Schroer(IM) kibitzes: most humans would try an Indian defense in a must win
\   situation like this, but this is not computer style
Move  Kasparov            Deep-Blue      
----  --------------      --------------
  6.  b3                  Nc6               
  7.  Bb2                 cxd4              
  8.  exd4                Be7               
Ferret(C)(DM) kibitzes: i doubt they have a special 'must win' book
Schroer(IM) kibitzes: no, Ferret, I think that c7-c6-c5 is book
Diesen(IM) kibitzes: what happened in yesterday's game?
POTZY(DM) kibitzes: "news 341" gives basic info about the match in
\   Philadelphia.
crafty(C)(DM) kibitzes: d7-> 35.2s -0.072  Be2 dxc4 bxc4 o-o o-o Bd7 Qb3 Qc7
Ferret(C)(DM) kibitzes: 0-1 yesterday
Schroer(IM) kibitzes: GK "saved the human race"  ;)
Ferret(C)(DM) kibitzes: the computer got confused and shot itself.
JackStraw(DM) kibitzes: the computer inhaled!
Schroer(IM) kibitzes: help Quiz18 gives an anecdotal history of computer chess
Ferret(C)(DM) kibitzes: the computer licked some serious toad
Schroer(IM) kibitzes: 4.Nbd2 is an anti-Meran weapon, after 2... c6 and 3... e6
crafty(C)(DM) kibitzes: d8-> 2:13 -0.034  Bd3 o-o o-o Nb4 Be2 Bd7 Ne5 Qb6 Nxd7
\   Nxd7
JackStraw(DM) kibitzes: the interesting question today is whe