Collector's Corner..2007 Annual Physicals ..Continue..

[fern]

Well, steve, to be frank, it is a shame you ever got such a position and even a worst shameful is that the computer did not see the fall of his proud bishop.
So, in punishment you will get any book for beginners and learn a couple of things about openings.
About the computer, I comdem him to be sent without delay to my hands

I will know how to punish him regards
Fernando

[Steve B]

well i played the opening too fast but you must admit for yourself Fern that my endgame technique would make Capablanca himself proud

Distant Opposition Regards
Steve

[fern]

For a friend I am always ready to admit anything and tolerate anything, even the preposterous idea you played a good ending.
A nasty guy would say that you just blasted an already dead corpse.

2100 elo cruel regards
Fernando

[Steve B]

For a friend I am always ready to admit anything and tolerate anything, even the preposterous idea you played a good ending.
A nasty guy would say that you just blasted an already dead corpse.

2100 elo cruel regards
Fernando

at my advancing years Dear Old Friend...
the days of University chess team competition are long behind me
today..a win is a win
no matter against Rybka running on a dual core quad Opteron or against my nephew of 12 who just learned the rules of Chess
no matter from a brilliant combinational sacrifice 15 moves deep or a cheapo swindle

i Take What I can Get Regards
Steve

[JonP01]

Scisys Mark V. Best chess computer ever. Period.

Here endeth the reading Regards

Jonathan

[JonP01]

Hi Steve,

I would have been interested to see what Mark V would have played as white after Rh5 if it was set on 40 moves in 2 hours. One interesting continuation I saw was:

...Rh5

g4!? Rh4

f3 f6

g5



Novel Regards

Jonathan

[Steve B]

Hi Steve,

I would have been interested to see what Mark V would have played as white after Rh5 if it was set on 40 moves in 2 hours. One interesting continuation I saw was:

...Rh5

g4!? Rh4

f3 f6

g5



Novel Regards

Jonathan

well 40 in 2..pffft

if i were playing at that slow rate i would have mated the MARK V long before this position even arose

Regards
Steve

[Steve B]

Due up next for its annual check up is the Renaissance Sparc-4MB
as is well known the Renaissance board a FULL Tournament Sized Auto-Sensory board with a sliding LCD panel showing the position on the board with LCD pieces and a mine of information
the Sparc OSA module contains the very last commercially released chess program from the Spracklens after they left Fidelity and moved over to Saitek

more common for the Sparc module which runs at 20 Mhz is 1MB for hash table Ram
however Saitek did offer a 4MB ram upgrade which this baby has
normally rated 2218(SS) the extra Ram could add perhaps 25-30 Elo if end game positions are reached in match play

rather then put this monster through its paces in the confines of my private examination rooms i am taking the Sparc on the road for some "live testing"

On Playchess Tomorrow morning against Harvey Williamson's Mephisto London 030-33 Mhz rated at 2314

2 games..30 minute Blitz..Winner to receive an autographed copy of CCC member Jonathon Parles new and revised RFT Chessmaster Diamond manual

Loser to clean up the examination room afterwards

The Saitek Rennaisance board:
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/cpaa2@sbcgl ... 6844829/65

The Sparc 4MB Module:
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/cpaa2@sbcgl ... 6881069/68

Breakfast With The Spracklens Regards
Steve

[JonP01]

I might try to watch that. Those are too very interesting programs. Is this 10.00 am London time again?

Time Conversion Regards

Jonathan

[Steve B]

I might try to watch that. Those are too very interesting programs. Is this 10.00 am London time again?

Time Conversion Regards

Jonathan

no no
its ok ..Jon
please dont feel obligated to attend the games merely because you are signing some of the RFT CMDiamond manuals for the winner

i was planning on forging your name anyway

yup same times regards
Steve