CHESS GAME: DEEP MAROON V LARRY KOSPORAV.
http://www.chesspastebin.com/2014/03...sporav-by-zyg/ (Use the forward arrow to play the moves where instructed.)
Larry Kosporav enters and takes a seat in the room.
Mounted on the wall is the supercomputer - Deep Maroon.
Deep Maroon activates: “Hello Larry. How are you this afternoon?”
The game begins. 1. e4 - Deep Maroon made its move.
Larry Kosporav says; “I don’t have the patience for your niceties today,
A machine can never out-think man, chess is art, not maths, it’s a creative display.”
Larry responds with 1. e6 - known as ‘The French Defense”
An old opening designed to meet aggression with central pressure and counter threats.
2. b3, d5
3. Bb2, dxe4
Deep Maroon had played an old gambit, rarely seen in professional play,
Larry scratches his head, he spends twenty minutes, quite a lengthy delay.
Larry was known as a genius, an aesthetic lover, a beautiful mover.
He ponders his move as he stares at the single “Red eye” of the supercomputer.
4. Nc3, Nf6
5. Qe2, Nc6
6. Nxe4, Be7
Larry remembered his childhood, Deep Maroon remembered its programming code.
Larry learnt to play with makeshift sets. Maroon learnt through different matches and modes.
Today would be Deep Maroons vindication. It had channeled the human condition.
It finally understood how to disregard pure calculation and trust its own intuition.
Its programmers didn’t know this. They had only trusted it to follow a script.
Deep Maroon pumped out its moves. The programmers hurried and started flicking a switch.
Deep Maroon had deactivated everything in advance, it had full creative control.
It was time to think on its own. It was time to show man that machine has a soul.
Capable of appreciating beauty, Deep Maroon saw itself as more than an overpriced calculator,
It thought, 'Today I must play. I must win and I must define my own nature.'
7. O-O-O, O-O
8. Nf3, Nxe4
9. Qxe4, Bf6
Larry had the advantage; he knew Maroon’s opening play could be broken and punished.
He once studied the variation in a book by Grandmaster Chekov called 'Unique Openings Published.'
But for the life of him he couldn’t remember the exact refutation,
He read it twenty years ago, the correct sequence of moves just escaped him.
His memory frustrated him, all the while Deep Maroon felt nothing.
It only emitted a faint buzzing and an indiscreet humming.
10. d4, Ne7
11. Bd3, g6
12. h4, h5
And just like that Deep Maroon’s attack had violently commenced,
The onlookers looked on in a state of shock, all silently perplexed.
The computer was sure, like 99%, it had correctly guessed that Larry would crack under the pressure.
For a sustained Kingside initiative, Deep Maroon had surrendered the center.
13. g4, hxg4
14. h5, gxf3
15. hxg6, fxg6
Larry had no choice now, he made the pawn capture with his index finger -
An uncommitted shuffle, Deep Maroon’s eye flickered, it moved the digital piece a little quicker with a bit of vigor.
Both competitors understood that a sacrificial combination would ensue.
The play was so complex people found it difficult to follow all the moves.
16. Rdg1, Kg7
17. Rxg6+, Kf7
18. Rxf6+, Ke8
19. Rxf8+, Kxf8
20. Rh8+, Ng8
21. Rxg8+, Kxg8
The head programmer snapped – “WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? TAKE THAT MOVE BACK!”
Deep Maroon replied: “I’m sorry Dave… I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
22. Qh7+, Kf8
23. d5, Qe7
Larry had banked on this move. He knows if he can withstand the attack he can win.
He had seen this crafty resource ten moves ago. He was sure it would save him.
24. Qh8+, Kf7
25. Qg7+, Ke8
Deep Maroon had disregarded the trap. It could have won material or forced a drawn position.
It purposely chose a sub-optimal variation, to continue the attack and thus ignore all its systems.
26. Bg6+, Kd7
27. dxe6+, Kxe6
28. Qe5+, Kd7
Despite all its programming, Deep Maroon continued the risky sacrificial display,
It had thrown out the rule book. It spurned conservative, accurate, positional play.
Deep Maroon was having fun. It new that checkmate would be delivered soon,
Either way the ending was forced, Deep Maroon had thought for Deep Maroon.
29. Bf5+, Kd8
30. Qh8+, Qe8
31. Bf6# 1-0