Computer
Man vs Machine (shogi)
Checkmated: Shinichi Sato, a professional ‘shogi’ player, Saturday in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. | KYODO
A program called Ponanza, developed by Issei Yamamoto, took down 30-year-old Shinichi Sato on Saturday in the Shogi Master Versus Machine Match. An active professional player had never lost to a computer before Saturday..
Ponanza is one of five programs that won top spots in last year’s World Computer Shogi Championship. The programs have been competing against five human pros in a series that continues on April 6.
The first of the five games at this year’s competition was won by shogi pro Koru Abe against a different program.
Man vs Machine (shogi) for more on the competition you can go to
http://ex.nicovideo.jp/denousen2013/result.html#content
It’s All in the Cards
..Shuffle up and Deal…
Zen 19
John Tromp, computer scientist and avid fan of Go tests his skills against a new and improved computer program .. Yoji Ojima’s Zen19 .
Best of 5 games were held Friday, January 13 – Wednesday January 18, 2012.
The match was played online, on KGS go server.. Players got 90 minutes each, with byo-yomi of 25 stones every 10 minutes. Chinese rules and 7.5pt komi
3-1 win for Zen19 games listed below..
more info on the “shodan bet “..
http://gogameguru.com
Fri, Jan 13, 8pm US Eastern Time: Tromp won by resignation. View Zen19 vs John Tromp game 1 online or download the SGF.
Sat, Jan 14, 8pm US Eastern Time: Zen19 won by 18.5 points. View Zen19 vs John Tromp game 2 online or download the SGF.
Sun, Jan 15, 8pm US Eastern Time: Zen19 won by resignation. View Zen19 vs John Tromp game 3 online or download the SGF.
Mon, Jan 16, 8pm US Eastern Time: Zen19 won by resignation. View Zen19 vs John Tromp game 4 online or download the SGF.
Roesch – Schlage {Hamburg Hauptturnier B 1910}
Quantum Chess
The unpredictable nature of quantum physics has been mimicked by Queen’s University computer scientists to invent a new version of chess.
RYBKA
The International Computer Games Association (ICGA) has disqualified and banned Rybka and its programmer Vasik Rajlich from previous and future World Computer Chess Championships. The ICGA accuses Rajlich of plagiarizing two other programs, Crafty and Fruit, and demands that he returns the trophies and prize money of the World Computer Chess Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.Andrey Slyusarchuk – Rybka 4
The Ukrainian “genius”claims to have memorized 20,000+ books, and says he read three thousand chess books over the past months. He claims to have used this knowledge, and his apparently phenomenal memory, to beat the strongest commercial chess engine 1.5-0.5 (Blind- folded)
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O d6 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 e5 13. Re3 Be7 14. Rc3 Qd7 15. a4 O-O 16. a5 Rfc8 17. Rb3 Rc4 18. Bf1 Rc7 19. Be3 Re8 20. Rb4 e4 21. Bg2 Qf5 22. c3 Bf8 23. Qb3 Qh5 24. Re1 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 g6 29. Bd5 Rc5 30. c4 Rxa5 31. Rf3 b6 32. Bxf7+ Kh8 33. Bxg6 Bg7 34. Be4 Bxb2 35. Rf7 h5 36. Bd5 b5 37. cxb5 axb5 38. Rd7 Ba3 39. Kg2 Bc5 40. f4 Ra7 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Kh3 Kg6 43. Kh4 Re7 44. Rg8+ Kf6 45. Kxh5 Rh7+ 46. Kg4 Rxh2 47. Rf8+ Ke7 48. Rf7+ Ke8 49. Rb7 Kd8 50. Rxb5 Rd2 51. Be4 Rd4 52. Kf5 Rb4 53. Rxb4 Bxb4 54. Ke6 Ke8 55. f5 Kd8 56. g4 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O d6 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 e5 13. Re3 Be7 14. Rc3 Qd7 15. a4 O-O 16. a5 Rfc8 17. Rb3 Rc4 18. Bf1 Rc7 19. Be3 Re8 20. Rb4 e4 21. Bg2 Qf5 22. c3 Bf8 23. Qb3 Qh5 24. Re1 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 g6 29. Bd5 Rc5 30. c4 Rxa5 31. Rf3 b6 32. Bxf7+ Kh8 33. Bxg6 Bg7 34. Be4 Bxb2 35. Rf7 h5 36. Bd5 b5 37. cxb5 axb5 38. Rd7 Ba3 39. Kg2 Bc5 40. f4 Ra7 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Kh3 Kg6 43. Kh4 Re7 44. Rg8+ Kf6 45. Kxh5 Rh7+ 46. Kg4 Rxh2 47. Rf8+ Ke7 48. Rf7+ Ke8 49. Rb7 Kd8 50. Rxb5 Rd2 51. Be4 Rd4 52. Kf5 Rb4 53. Rxb4 Bxb4 54. Ke6 Ke8 55. f5 Kd8 56. g4 1-0Jeopardy
Day 2 of a 3 day TournamentRYBKA – HOUDINI
Houdini mystifies Rybka 23.5 – 16.5
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 9. e6 d7xe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 Qxe2 12. Kxe2 e5 13. d4xe5 Nxe5 14. Nxh7 Bg7 15. Ng5 Bd7 16. Na3 Nd3 17. Bxd3 c4xd3 18. Kd3 Na4 19. f3 a5 20. Ne4 f5 21. Nf2 b5 22. Nc2 b4 23. c3xb4 kf7 24. b4xa5 Rxa5 25. Kd2 Rd8 26. Nb4 Re5 27. Nfd3 Bb5 28. Re1 Nc5 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. f4 Bf6 31. Ke1 Nxd3 32. Nxd3 Bxd3 33. a4 Rc8 34. a5 Rc2 35. Bd2 Rxb2 36. a6 Be4 37. Ra3 Bxg2 38. a7 Rb1 39. Ke2 Ba8 40. Be1 Bd4 41. Ra2 Rb3 42. Bg3 ke6 43. Kf1 Bc5 44. Ke2 kd7 45. Kf1 Rb4 46. Ke1 Bd6 47. Kf2 Bxf4 48. h4 Bh6 49. Kf1 Rb1 50. Be1 e5 51. h5 f4 52. Rd2 Kc7 53. Rc2 Kb6 0-1
Game 1 4hrs 10min 48 sec
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 9. e6 d7xe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 Qxe2 12. Kxe2 e5 13. d4xe5 Nxe5 14. Nxh7 Bg7 15. Ng5 Bd7 16. Na3 Nd3 17. Bxd3 c4xd3 18. Kd3 Na4 19. f3 a5 20. Ne4 f5 21. Nf2 b5 22. Nc2 b4 23. c3xb4 kf7 24. b4xa5 Rxa5 25. Kd2 Rd8 26. Nb4 Re5 27. Nfd3 Bb5 28. Re1 Nc5 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. f4 Bf6 31. Ke1 Nxd3 32. Nxd3 Bxd3 33. a4 Rc8 34. a5 Rc2 35. Bd2 Rxb2 36. a6 Be4 37. Ra3 Bxg2 38. a7 Rb1 39. Ke2 Ba8 40. Be1 Bd4 41. Ra2 Rb3 42. Bg3 ke6 43. Kf1 Bc5 44. Ke2 kd7 45. Kf1 Rb4 46. Ke1 Bd6 47. Kf2 Bxf4 48. h4 Bh6 49. Kf1 Rb1 50. Be1 e5 51. h5 f4 52. Rd2 Kc7 53. Rc2 Kb6 0-1
Game 1 4hrs 10min 48 secELEMENTARY…WATSON
..just warming upPolls
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