Author: stuart taylor
Date: 16:51:48 11/29/05
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On November 29, 2005 at 19:41:24, Sherry Windsor wrote: >On November 29, 2005 at 18:29:06, stuart taylor wrote: > >>I would be interested to know what peoples results are when playing one of the >>top programs (or even a bit lower than that), and removing the computers queen >>before the first move. >>NOT setting the computer to a lower level, but keeping it at its best, and just >>denying it its queen. >> >>Would anyone care to admit that they STILL lose almost every game even if they >>are rated 2000+? >> >>I'm not saying this SHOULD happen, but I think it is much harder than one would >>think, to beat the computer just because it is a queen down (from starting >>position). >>Anyone who hasn't tried, will probably think it would be a pushover if you just >>removed one rook or even one knight. >>But you might be in for a shock! >>Try to see what happens even if you remove the computers queen! >>Any results please? >>S.Taylor > > > I can beat it without a Queen , but have trouble if I remove a Knight. Sure, I'd go as far as saying congrats to you too! But I wonder if people who got surprised at how tricky it was, will also post here to say so, too. S.Taylor
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