Position after 37.Kf3 – Draw likely
V. Kramnik (GM) – Deep Fritz(C) [E03]
Kramnik – Deep Fritz Bonn, Germany, 11.25.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6 7.Qd3 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Nf3 0-0 10.0-0 Qe7 11.Nc3 b6 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Nf6 14.Qh4 Bb7 15.Bg5 Rfd8 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Qxf6 gxf6 18.Rfd1 Kf8 19.Ne1 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 f5 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Nd3 Bd4 23.Rc1 e5 24.Rc2 Rd5 25.Nb4 Rb5 26.Nxa6 Rxb2 27.Rxb2 Bxb2 28.Nb4 Kg7 29.Nd5 Bd4 30.a4 Bc5 31.h3 f6 32.f3 Kg6 33.e4 h5 34.g4 hxg4 35.hxg4 fxe4 36.fxe4 Kg5 37.Kf3 Kg6 38.Ke2 Kg5 39.Kd3 Bg1 40.Kc4 Bf2 41.Kb5 Kxg4 42.Nxf6+ Kf3 43.Kc6 Bh4 44.Nd7 Kxe4 45.Kxb6 Bf2+ 46.Kc6 Be1 47.Nxe5 Game drawn 1/2-1/2
It seems to me that Kramnik’s strategy was to trade and get into an endgame. He succeeded and Fritz held without any problem. Fritz will have White next game. That will be a completely different story.
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How is draw likely? White plays Ke2-d3 etc. and takes on f6 when black takes on g4. Winning chances you’d think?
It is over and it is a draw.
Gabor
The game will be N+p vs. B+p with Kramnik seeming to ne a bit better as his pawn is a bit faster…but Fritz cannot make a mistake in a 6-man Tablebase ending so there will be no point in playing on once Kramnik is informed that it is a TB draw.
Against a human White would play on a bit.
It was a good game by Kramnik.
congrats!
He didn’t win, but his structure was better the whole game and the monster, seeing 8million positions per second, couldn’t win.
computer easily sees waiting theme bg1-f2 preventing white from getting his K to d5. But not simple for humans.
http://www.rag.de/microsite_chess_com/interaktiv.html
http://www.spiegel.de/static/chessbase/
http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3505
“Fritz punishes you immediately”
Just yesterday, Stern says, he defended his world championship title, now he is playing in Bonn against the best chess computer. Vladimir Kramnik spoke about the unequal battle between man and machine. Here are some highlights from the interview, which was published in German:
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About “Toiletgate”: The scandal in Elista was initiated by his opponent to throw him off track, when he was leading 3:1. Naturally he did not use any kind of computer assistance during his games. It was absurd. In Elista the controls were much sharper than any airport. Whenever he entered the hall he was meticulously searched, including the heels of his shoes. The toilets and resting areas were examined before each game, the audience were hidden behind a glass plates, and there was even an interference signal to prevent the use of mobile phones.
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About the aborted game five after Topalov has his toilet locked: “I was lying on my couch next to my toilet and was furious. I did not think about the world championship or the score. And then there was a new problem: I had to go to the bathroom, urgently. I asked the arbiter to open my toilet. He just shrugged and offered me an empty coffee cup.”
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On his next opponent, Deep Fritz: “I have discovered a few tiny weaknesses, and I will try to play on them. Fritz is much stronger than its predecessor in Bahrain.” Fritz is now looking at eight to ten million positions per second, Kramnik at just one. But human beings know how to distinguish between good and bad moves. When he sees a position Kramnik is able to rule out 99.9 percent of all possible continuations, because they are incongruous. He can concentrate on the three of four best moves. “I have to strive for positions in which I can make use my advantages. However, in our training games, which were played at faster time controls, Fritz usually won.”
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Did he learn anything from computers: “A great deal. Fritz gives you new insights into certain positions. In some of my training games I was absolutely thrilled. The machine developed astonishing visions. Fritz plays more extravagently than any human being could ever do.”
On the difference between playing against machines: Kramnik says he plays differently against Fritz, and will try to play more “anarchic” moves than usual. He will not use the same strategy for all six games. But of course he cannot play illogically, because “Fritz punishes you immediately for that.” Kramnik did not reveal his game plan in this interview because the programmers of Deep Fritz could read about it and draw their conclusions.
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On his health: Kramnik still needs to take medication for rheumatic artritis, but is feeling better. “At least I can walk”, he says, but he has to pass on some of his favourite sports: tennis, football and table tennis. His doctor wants him to swim a lot. “So I plough through the water every day, for two kilometers. But honestly I hate it. Swimming is so boring!”
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On his chances in this match: “The day will come when we will no longer have a chance against computers. If I indeed manage to beat Fritz in this match it will probably be the last time that a human being wins against a computer.”
World Champion Kramnik has the style which is probably our best hope for humanity vs a computer. However, it appears the best a human can hope for is a draw against a program! I do not see how to beat it! Kramnik may be right, he is the last human player ever before the machines take over. Programs are showing us new chess knowledge now and how important Tactics really are!
Fritz will change Queens early and play for draw in round two, to save energy.
Susan,
Game 2 will be different story. Can you expand on this idea. How might things be different. Do you think the computer having white will make a big difference. Do you think the computer will get an attack being white.
Did Kramnik miss a win? See Rybka 2.2 analysis at
http://chesskibitzer.blogspot.com/
Fritz is a patzer. Why not play a real machine like Hydra?
Seriously, playing Fritz which is at best 1990s technology is an insult to the man vs machine challenge. Garry played the best in 1997, now we give the current champion this piece of junk to play?
Man vs. Machine challenge is a disgrace to both chess and computer science unless the best plays the best.
Hydra is not better than Rybka! Check out the CSS/Freestyle tournaments where Hydra played as Zor_champ and lost to Xakru (Rybka). But I agree that Rybka is MUCH stronger than Fritz.
I do not like Topalov, but his games are nevertheless more interesting!
@catpower – deep fritz is not the fritz you are using – believe me or not… :-))
(the difference to rybka 2.2 might be less than 20 – 30 ELO points … in highly tactical positions deep fritz might even have a small edge over rybka – running tests will show… and shredder is still waiting …^^)
sincerly …