Kasparov overcomes computer X3D Fritz in third match

Xinhua ^ | 11/17/03 | Xinhuane

[zarf]

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Top-ranked chess player Garry Kasparov claimed a vital win against the computer X3D Fritz in the third of their four-game match on Sunday at the New York Athletic Club.

    The 40-year-old grand master, playing with the white pieces, dominated the match by seizing a winning position after only 16 moves and coasted until the computer's programmers resigned on its45th turn.

    "It was just a dominating performance by Kasparov," said John Fernandez, X3D's chess consultant, after more than four hours of play.

    Now Kasparov leveled the computer at 1 1/2 points with a draw in the first game on Nov. 11 and a defeat in the second on Thursday, as one point is awarded for a win and a half point for draws. The fourth and final game is scheduled on Tuesday.

    Winner of the match will collect 200,000 U.S. dollars and the prize for Kasparov is 175,000 U.S. dollars if the match ends in a tie.

    It's not the first time Kasparov has been challenged by a computer. He defeated IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in 1996, lost famously to an improved Deep Blue the next year and tied with Israeli-built world chess computer champion Deep Junior last February.

    X3D Fritz is German-made Fritz software, dominant in computer chess and sold commercially, combined with New York-based X3D Technologies company software that specialized in virtual reality.Enditem

[BushCountry]

Fritz is a kick-butt chess program, I mean that literally. I hate playing it!

I don't suppose you could post the game so I can see the first 16 moves that sealed its fate? Now that he found a weakness spot in the chess code, like any other computer program, Gary should be able to exploit this weakness over and over again.

[zarf]

Check out the play by play....

http://www.uschess.org/x3d/index.php

[Skooz]

IIRC, this game was shown on ESPN2 yesterday at noon Central time, the same time as football, so I missed it. Anyone know when the final game will be shown?

[Skooz]

that is very cool.

[BushCountry]

Thanks, I like the way he opened with his bishop pawn (Riti Opening). Unless they modify Fritz's code Gary can exploit the weakness in this opening until the computer that Fritz plays on sprouts wings and flys.

[BushCountry]

Actually, Knight than C6, I need to say I what I mean.

[BushCountry]

Haa, haa. C4

[metalboy]

yeah, but how is he at checkers?