Originally posted by leestaticI voted e4 but would of been happy playing either c4, d4, e4, f4, Nc3 or Nf3
Then what move would you have made?
In my chess book it says out of the 20 moves thats one of the worst.. which I happen to agree with (for many reasons).
But it's too late now I guess you guys arn't taking this seriously and some how think chessmaster dosn't know how to play the opening.
Originally posted by CenterNutComputers can't transpose into a reversed color opening in their book. It just doesn't work that way. However, we're hoping to transpose into a sicilian Najdorf, a or sicilian Kan, when we get to use our opening knowledge, but the computer doesn't. I thought it was an excellent, and creative move.
what a sad move #1 was. chessmaster will transpose into another opening now where a3 is useless..
Originally posted by ark13You're wrong sorry to say.. chessmaster Recognizes reverse sicilian.. I played it myself.. I got chessmaster10th ed almost the same day it came out I have played it extensivly. Did adams play 1. a3 against hydra no.. why??? because this is not a winning move..
Computers can't transpose into a reversed color opening in their book. It just doesn't work that way. However, we're hoping to transpose into a sicilian Najdorf, a or sicilian Kan, when we get to use our opening knowledge, but the computer doesn't. I thought it was an excellent, and creative move.
2. c4 leads to English Opening by transposition. Potentially, the opening can turn lead to 2...Nf6; 3. Nf3 - Nc6; 4. g3 - Bc5 etc., or 2...Nf6; 3. Nc3 - c6; 4. d4 - ed4; 5. Qd4 etc. plus a couple more other lines which would be exhaustive for this plain discussion.
I would say 1. a3 is not easy to play because there are many possible counters by Black, but by playing 1...e5, Black is inviting White to play the English Opening. So given this opportunity in this case, 1. a3 is okay. It's like saying, the first 2 moves could have been played in the order of: 1. c4 - e5; 2. a3. White has a potential play later, b4; however, depending on its appropriateness to the situation.
Perhaps, White could aim for a "closed game" or a positional type of game against this computer program. It is a known fact that chess programs do pretty well in open-type of games because of its tactical calculating capabilities.
The comments of GM Arno Nickel from Berlin who beat Hydra in correspondence chess can also add great insights here.