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Computer chess may be short livedBEGINNER’S CORNERH764321abdfKhBLACK GETS THE QUEENHint: Free the knight.□ □ □We are all curious about what goes on in other people s minds, but we rarely get more than a fragmented account and not alwavs a0candid one. Computer-assisted ot advanced chess in which each playet consults a computer during play otters a fascinating opportunity to observe the thinking processes ofgrandmasters and even world champions.The format was originallv sue-gested b\ Frederich Friedel. an as-sociate of Ciarry Kasparov who hasstrongly endorsed it.At a June advanced-chess tournament in Leon. Spain, the audience could follow on a large screen theVmoves each player subjected to computer analysis.Each player therefore revealed, willy-nilly, both the often groping as well as sometimes brilliant nature ofhis thought. The presentation was enriched by the simultaneous voice-commentary and analysis by strong grandmasters.Not surprisingly, the computer-assisted format has been criticized as a dehumanization and corruption of the game. But it seems that humans have little to fear as advanced-chess events are rare and are not a realistic threat to replace traditional chess as we know it.In fact, advanced chess in its present form is hkelv to have a shortWlife-span. As chess-playing machines tirst surpass and then eclipse humanperformance, the format will revert to a human-assisted one rather than the reverse. In the end. the games will become contests between computers with homo sapiens privilegedto turn switches on and off and pay the electric bills.Below is an advanced-chess gamefrom Leon between Alexei Shirovand Miguel Illescas C ordoba.17.RglBe 7IK.Qa4Nxd419.cxd4f620.Bh5fxe521.fxe5Rxb5Qxb5O-C)23.Qa6Bf524.Bh4ch25.Kd2Bg626.QxchehBt727.Qd6Qb728.c6Qb529.cxd7Bg630.Kc3!Blackresigns (a)(a) Black threatened 30. . .. Qd3ch 31. Kcl Qc2 mate. Now after 30. ... Qd3ch, White finds safe refuge with 31. Kb4Solution to Beginner's C orner: 1.Rclch! 1 Rxcl Nxgh.• t •Shelby Lyman is a national chessmaster ami three time Sew England champion.BLACK RESIGNSafter 30. Kc3!IllescasShirovCordoba1. c4c6H2. d4d5m3. E5Bf54. c3e6()5 Be 3Qb66. Qb3Nd777. Nd2Ne748. f4Qc79. N(g)f3c510. dxc5Nc6)11. Qa3b6..■‘m/0012. b4bxc5113. bxc5RbH14. Nb3Be 715. N(f)d4Bh4ch16. g3Be 4Sf f ±|itii' / 'f'm.a AF * / r X Jr' / / /yyjrt fm.1jf' fMjJm-|4IJt* f/s///r ) 1 f iP A.§itaShirovfhBLACK TO PLAYShelbyLyman
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