Maybe it's me, but even when I play a game I occasionally pick the same move that fritz does - and I suck. To imagine that one of the top players in the world picks the same moves 75% of the time - it doesn't really surprise me so much. Should it? Am I missing something? Is this another psychological ploy?
I hate to say it because I think it would be a huge loss for the chess world, but I think Kramnik should abandon the match. He shouldn't have to play under these conditions with the constant accusations against him of cheating.
Then again, I think that's what Topalov's team wants. That way he keeps his world championship title. He's losing the match. Badly. Wouldn't that be in his best interests?
I don't even want to think about it.
Until next time, Ed.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Enough with the cheating accusations
I apologize for the blatant rip-off from the chessbase site, but the absurdity surrounding the current chess world championship continues:
Silvio Danailov accuses Kramnik of using Fritz 9
04.10.2006 "After very detailed analysis of all games of the match," the manager of Veselin Topalov writes this morning (15 minutes before the start of game seven), "we would like to present to your attention coincidence statistics of the moves of GM Kramnik with recommendations of chess program Fritz 9." What's going on?
Press release
Coincidence Statistics of the moves of GM Kramnik
with recommendations of the chess program Fritz 9
Elista, October 4, 2006
After very detailed analyze of all games of the match we would like to present to your attention coincidence statistics of the moves of GM Kramnik with recommendations of chess program Fritz 9.
First game:
From 75 moves: After the 12th move of Topalov Ba6, a novelty, from 65 remaining moves – 41 moves match with the first line of Fritz 9. (63% of matches)
Second game:
From 63 moves: After 17th move, where the theory ends, from remaining 46 moves – 40 moves match with the first line of Fritz 9. (87% of matches)
Third game
From 38 moves: after 10th move, when the theory ends, from 46 remaining moves – 40 match with the first line of Fritz 9. (86% of matches)
Forth game:
From 54 moves: After 14th move, when the theory ends, from 40 remaining moves – 30 match with the first line of Fritz 9. (75% of matches)
Sixth game:
From 31 moves: After 13th move, when the theory ends, from 18 remaining moves – 14 match with the first line of Fritz9. (78% of matches)
Thus, out of 5 games – 78% of GM Kramnik’s moves match with the first line of Fritz9.
Sincerely
Silvio Danailov
Silvio Danailov accuses Kramnik of using Fritz 9
04.10.2006 "After very detailed analysis of all games of the match," the manager of Veselin Topalov writes this morning (15 minutes before the start of game seven), "we would like to present to your attention coincidence statistics of the moves of GM Kramnik with recommendations of chess program Fritz 9." What's going on?
Press release
Coincidence Statistics of the moves of GM Kramnik
with recommendations of the chess program Fritz 9
Elista, October 4, 2006
After very detailed analyze of all games of the match we would like to present to your attention coincidence statistics of the moves of GM Kramnik with recommendations of chess program Fritz 9.
First game:
From 75 moves: After the 12th move of Topalov Ba6, a novelty, from 65 remaining moves – 41 moves match with the first line of Fritz 9. (63% of matches)
Second game:
From 63 moves: After 17th move, where the theory ends, from remaining 46 moves – 40 moves match with the first line of Fritz 9. (87% of matches)
Third game
From 38 moves: after 10th move, when the theory ends, from 46 remaining moves – 40 match with the first line of Fritz 9. (86% of matches)
Forth game:
From 54 moves: After 14th move, when the theory ends, from 40 remaining moves – 30 match with the first line of Fritz 9. (75% of matches)
Sixth game:
From 31 moves: After 13th move, when the theory ends, from 18 remaining moves – 14 match with the first line of Fritz9. (78% of matches)
Thus, out of 5 games – 78% of GM Kramnik’s moves match with the first line of Fritz9.
Sincerely
Silvio Danailov
A whiff of this
I read an intereseting post this morning over at dubiousquality. I won't really summarize it, because you really wouldn't be interested. That and I'm just too darn lazy. But let me give you my favorite part:
jerks are like garlic--even a little bit overwhelms every other flavor in the food.
In other news...
The World Championship continues. At 7am this morning game 7 begins. Vladimir Kramnik has officially lost his protest and the score is and will remain 3.5-2.5 after 6 games. His only loss being that forfeit. He intends to sue FIDE after the match, but has agreed to play the match out. There has been tremendous support for Kramnik throughout the chess community, with the chessbase site publishing many such letters of support.
I was up very late last night, so it's going to be a long day!
Wish me well.
Ed.
jerks are like garlic--even a little bit overwhelms every other flavor in the food.
In other news...
The World Championship continues. At 7am this morning game 7 begins. Vladimir Kramnik has officially lost his protest and the score is and will remain 3.5-2.5 after 6 games. His only loss being that forfeit. He intends to sue FIDE after the match, but has agreed to play the match out. There has been tremendous support for Kramnik throughout the chess community, with the chessbase site publishing many such letters of support.
I was up very late last night, so it's going to be a long day!
Wish me well.
Ed.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Motivation on Demand!
The Chess World Championship continues. Vladimir Kramnik drew the 6th game as black, so with his forfeit in game 5 still standing he is winning 3.5-2.5. Today is a rest day, so we'll see how the next few days go. Half way through and Topalov's only victory was due to forfeit. Not too convincing so far.
I ordered 2 books the other day. "The Art of Harmony: A Guide to Happiness" and "Perfecting Ourselves: Coordinating Body, Mind & Spirit". They should be in within the next day or two. I'm pretty excited about reading them. They'll either be really good, or so bad that they are laughable. Either way, the journey of a thousand miles...
I stunk bowling last night. Stunk still means beating my "average", but it's early. And my team won 18 points out of 20. So we did really well, and I took all my points. How could I ask for more?
I actually did one of my homework problems this morning! I'm trying not to be doing them all at the very last minute - because that never works out as good as one might think. The motivation though, it's hard. Very hard. When someone starts selling motivation on demand, I'm buying. Buying!
Alright, time to move on with the day.
Until next time, Ed.
I ordered 2 books the other day. "The Art of Harmony: A Guide to Happiness" and "Perfecting Ourselves: Coordinating Body, Mind & Spirit". They should be in within the next day or two. I'm pretty excited about reading them. They'll either be really good, or so bad that they are laughable. Either way, the journey of a thousand miles...
I stunk bowling last night. Stunk still means beating my "average", but it's early. And my team won 18 points out of 20. So we did really well, and I took all my points. How could I ask for more?
I actually did one of my homework problems this morning! I'm trying not to be doing them all at the very last minute - because that never works out as good as one might think. The motivation though, it's hard. Very hard. When someone starts selling motivation on demand, I'm buying. Buying!
Alright, time to move on with the day.
Until next time, Ed.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Under Protest
It appears to be official. Game 6 will be played, but Kramnik is playing under official protest due to the forfeit in game 5. It will be interesting to see what the result is from all of this psychological pressure that the players have been under these past few days.
Let's hope for more exciting chess!
Ed.
Let's hope for more exciting chess!
Ed.
The show must go on
The word from the chessbase site is that there will be a 6th game - starting at 7am eastern time this morning. That's about 9 minutes from now! What was the settlement? The appeals committee was replaced, the bathrooms will be allowed, and Kramnik's forfeit in game 5 will stand. So the score is 3-2 in Kramnik's favor. I guess we're lucky the score wasn't tied, or he was only up by 1 point. Then I wonder if he would have agreed to that.
Topalov has played some amazing 2nd half's of tournaments. It seems like this is when he really shines. So it should be a very interesting second half.
Good Monday Morning to all!
Ed.
Topalov has played some amazing 2nd half's of tournaments. It seems like this is when he really shines. So it should be a very interesting second half.
Good Monday Morning to all!
Ed.
Friday, September 29, 2006
Toiletgate?
If you thought the article yesterday about the world championship match was interesting, there's more. Rather than give you my summary, here are the short teasers from the chessbase site. If you want to read them, go to http://www.chessbase.com and check them out!
Kramnik may stop playing the match
29.09.2006 The team of Vladimir Kramnik has issued a statement rejecting the decision of the Appeals Committee and demanding that it be replaced because of its obvious bias in favour of their opponent. "The protests of the Topalov team and the suspicions in the press release of Mr. Topalov are utterly disgraceful and are touching Mr. Kramnik’s privacy." Will the match be interrupted?
Silvio Danailov: Players must be accompanied to the bathroom
29.09.2006 Just two hours after the FIDE ruling on the Bulgarian appeal the Topalov team has fired off another protest, demanding that the players must be accompanied by an assistant arbiter when they go to the bathroom. If the match continues Topalov won't shake hands with Kramnik.
FIDE decides: common toilet for both players
29.09.2006 The Appeals Committee of FIDE has taken a decision on yesterday's protest by the Bulgarian delegation. After viewing the video tapes it was found that the frequency of Kramnik's visit to the toilet had been exaggerated, but that the private WCs would be closed and a common toilet opened for both players. They also decided against the publication of the tapes. Toiletgate.
Kramnik may stop playing the match
29.09.2006 The team of Vladimir Kramnik has issued a statement rejecting the decision of the Appeals Committee and demanding that it be replaced because of its obvious bias in favour of their opponent. "The protests of the Topalov team and the suspicions in the press release of Mr. Topalov are utterly disgraceful and are touching Mr. Kramnik’s privacy." Will the match be interrupted?
Silvio Danailov: Players must be accompanied to the bathroom
29.09.2006 Just two hours after the FIDE ruling on the Bulgarian appeal the Topalov team has fired off another protest, demanding that the players must be accompanied by an assistant arbiter when they go to the bathroom. If the match continues Topalov won't shake hands with Kramnik.
FIDE decides: common toilet for both players
29.09.2006 The Appeals Committee of FIDE has taken a decision on yesterday's protest by the Bulgarian delegation. After viewing the video tapes it was found that the frequency of Kramnik's visit to the toilet had been exaggerated, but that the private WCs would be closed and a common toilet opened for both players. They also decided against the publication of the tapes. Toiletgate.
Happy Friday
It appears my posts made it last night. Weird. I had to clean up some "extras" but hey, when is anything ever *that* easy?
I heard some thunder out this morning. Quite a storm passing by. For a moment I thought that I was waking up to thunderous applause. Yeah, right. Hello world. Thank you for being such a great audience. Now let me get back to sleep.
I guess I won't be riding my bike in this morning.
When I first woke up this morning I thought it was Saturday. Let me tell you, that's the way you want to start your day. One big freaking letdown. I guess it can only get better from there, right?
So here's to a happy Friday!
Ed.
I heard some thunder out this morning. Quite a storm passing by. For a moment I thought that I was waking up to thunderous applause. Yeah, right. Hello world. Thank you for being such a great audience. Now let me get back to sleep.
I guess I won't be riding my bike in this morning.
When I first woke up this morning I thought it was Saturday. Let me tell you, that's the way you want to start your day. One big freaking letdown. I guess it can only get better from there, right?
So here's to a happy Friday!
Ed.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Homework and chess
I had planned a post on the current World Championship that's going on between Topalov and Kramnik. But I lost it when trying to post, and I just can't get myself to retype it all. So instead, check this link out:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3370
It's a fascinating read. And if you're curious, I don't go to the bathroom quite that often when I'm playing a game. Though my games are not for the World Championship.
In class this morning I asked if there was any homework for next week. It was getting to be the end of class, and he usually posts it on Thursdays. He said no, not this week. Nice! I could use a little break after my last minute destruction. Our first exam is coming up in a week and a half...
Anyway, I got home tonight and had an email. Homework. He apologized for forgetting...
The good news is, it's only three problems. The bad news - I haven't looked yet but I'm sure they'll take a long, long, long time. They always do.
Ed.
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3370
It's a fascinating read. And if you're curious, I don't go to the bathroom quite that often when I'm playing a game. Though my games are not for the World Championship.
In class this morning I asked if there was any homework for next week. It was getting to be the end of class, and he usually posts it on Thursdays. He said no, not this week. Nice! I could use a little break after my last minute destruction. Our first exam is coming up in a week and a half...
Anyway, I got home tonight and had an email. Homework. He apologized for forgetting...
The good news is, it's only three problems. The bad news - I haven't looked yet but I'm sure they'll take a long, long, long time. They always do.
Ed.
The World Championship
Wow, and I thought I had issues:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3370
Imagine, and these guys are two of the top chessplayers in the world. Still, it does seem unbelievable the claims against Kramnik. I'd certainly question if he was going to the "restroom" that often.
Right now, the match is 3-1 in Kramnik's favor. For Topalov, being the highest rated active player in the world and losing his first two games had to be a bit of a blow. That and Kramnik had been sick so he hadn't been playing as much over the past year or two, and his rating has gone down a little. But Topalov did have winning chances in those first two games, so I wouldn't put the possibility of cheating all that high on my list. Though you never know.
I originally guessed that Kramnik would win, though by a small margin. Either way, I was sure we'd finally have a unified chess title. Now, I guess we'll see...
Ed.
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3370
Imagine, and these guys are two of the top chessplayers in the world. Still, it does seem unbelievable the claims against Kramnik. I'd certainly question if he was going to the "restroom" that often.
Right now, the match is 3-1 in Kramnik's favor. For Topalov, being the highest rated active player in the world and losing his first two games had to be a bit of a blow. That and Kramnik had been sick so he hadn't been playing as much over the past year or two, and his rating has gone down a little. But Topalov did have winning chances in those first two games, so I wouldn't put the possibility of cheating all that high on my list. Though you never know.
I originally guessed that Kramnik would win, though by a small margin. Either way, I was sure we'd finally have a unified chess title. Now, I guess we'll see...
Ed.
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