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Kramnik and Deep Fritz Draw, Tied Before Final Game

Posted by michael on from the one-transistor-tied-behind-its-back dept.

iskander writes "Man and Machine were content to draw in game 7 of the Brains in Bahrain match. Now it's all down to the final game, in which Kramnik will enjoy the advantage of playing with white. It is worth noting that game 6, in which Kramnik may have resigned too early, was found to be a probable draw with best play, and that Kasparov lost to Deep Blue by tossing a drawable game. However, whereas Kasparov could only excuse himself (unconvincingly) by claiming that Deep Blue had been assisted by a human during play, Kramnik could simply request the adjudication of game 6 on the grounds of infractions committed by Deep Fritz, who is rumored to have heckled Kramnik with its Shakespearean chatter througout the game. :) So, will Dirty Fritz win it all or will Humanity's champion "rise above the chatter" and win back the crown for us? If you think you know, you may want to place a bet or register your opinion on the ChessLines survey soon, because the match ends tomorrow."

3 of 375 comments (clear)

  1. Re:7th and final game? by rsidd · · Score: 2, Redundant

    They've played 7 games already. The upcoming game is the eighth and final game.

  2. Re:7th and final game? by markb · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You misread. The article says the seventh game ended in a draw, which means they're tied going into the final game (game 8).

  3. Re:advantage? by ChrisUK · · Score: 1, Redundant
    How is white the advantage? I always did a coin toss to see who went first :(
    It really doesn't make much of a difference at levels below master. At that level, though, black has the ``disadvantage'' of always being a move (or tempo) behind; needing to respond to white's attacks defensively rather than being able to initiate its own. This makes openings such as The Sicilian Defense popular, as they respond with attack right from the outset.

    Against less able players, it really doesn't matter. The white player will make some sort of ineffectual move, and you'll be able to get counterplay on it. It's only when you're playing someone good enough (which, unfortunately, has happened to me a few times :) to not give you any kind of counterplay that it's a disadvantage.