[net.chess] humans against number-cruncher: 5th move.

mclure%Sri-Unix@sri-unix.UUCP (08/02/84)

The Vote Tally
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Folks, the moves are in and have been tallied.
The winner is: 4. ... Bd7
The runner-ups were 4. ... Nf6 and 4 ... a6
We had a wide mix of moves.

A total of 15 votes were cast. Please relay this message to any
friends you have who might be interested in participating.

The Machine Moves
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The Prestige 8-ply replied 5. c3 from book in 0 seconds.

	        Humans			  Move   # Votes
	BR ** -- BQ BK BB BN BR		4 ... Bd7     4	  4 ... Bg4  1
	BP BP ** BB BP BP BP BP		4 ... Nf6     2   4 ... Qc7  1
	-- ** BN BP -- ** -- **	        4 ... a6      2
	** WB BP -- ** -- ** --		4 ... Qb6     1
	-- ** -- ** WP ** -- **		4 ... e5      1
	** -- WP -- ** WN ** --		4 ... g6      1
	WP WP -- WP -- WP WP WP		4 ... d5      1
	WR WN WB WQ ** WR WK --	    	4 ... d6      1
	     Prestige 8-ply

The Game So Far
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1. e4    c5
2. Nf3   d6
3. Bb5+  Nc6
4. o-o   Bd7
5. c3    ???

Solicitation
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    Your move, please?

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SLOAN@WASHINGTON.ARPA (08/03/84)

 How about a game between a committee of computers vs. the committee
of humans?
-Ken Sloan