Solid Petroff defence couldnt help GM Michael Adams to resist Hydra. Computer persistantly attacked through the center to finally win f5 pawn. The rest was easy predictable and Adams finally resigned on move 33.
Hydra is super chess computer developed by the Pal Group in the United Arab Emirates. The match is to take place at the Wembley Conference Center in London.
Adams was aware how difficult it would be to play Hydra. He said he hoped "to show that it is possible to play against Hydra, and that it has weaknesses that can be exploited." For each game he wins he will receive $25,000, and a draw is worth $10,000. Adams could leave away with $150,000, if he wins all six games, or nothing, if he loses them all.
GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, who is reigning champion of the World Chess Federation, is playing a match against a chess program developed by Accoona Corporation (powered with Fritz 9). Accoona is a Web-based search engine and its chess program is part of a tool bar that searches the Web and personal computers.
Kasimdzhanov and the Accoona tool bar will have 60 minutes per player per game with 10 seconds added after each move. This fast pace favors computers, which calculate millions of moves in seconds, and undercuts the human advantage of strategic planning.
However, Rustam is very confident: "The difference between playing human or computer is not that big". He added it was important to compete against the computers: "Sports are not about reaching a result. Sport is about developing your inner qualities."
Rustam will receive a five-figure sum but insists that he`s playing to promote chess and that he is interested in the challenge as a sportsman. Whoever was suspicious about his words, should be persuaded after game one.
Rustam sacrifised Knight to launch strong attack on computer`s king. Complicated lines and sacrifices are particulary risky against fast-calculating procesors. Brave human decision didnt bring results as Accoona defended well to earn a draw.
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