Chess Genius 5

[Sylwy]

Today marks exactly 26 years since its release.

[CornfedForever]

Today marks exactly 26 years since its release.

Gee man, thanks for making me feel old....

[Dariusz]

Today marks exactly 26 years since its release.

Gee man, thanks for making me feel old....

hehe

[Jouni]

But Genius 3 already won Kasparov 1994.
[pgn]
[Event "Intel Chess Grand Prix"]
[Site "London (England)"]
[Date "1994.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Chess Genius"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.g3 e6 8.Bg2 Be7
9.O-O O-O 10.e3 Ne4 11.Qe2 Qb6 12.Rd1 Rad8 13.Ne1 Ndf6 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.f3 Nd6
16.a4 Qb3 17.e4 Bg6 18.Rd3 Qb4 19.b3 Nc8 20.Nc2 Qb6 21.Bf4 c5 22.Be3 cxd4
23.Nxd4 Bc5 24.Rad1 e5 25.Nc2 Rxd3 26.Qxd3 Ne7 27.b4 Bxe3+ 28.Qxe3 Rd8 29.Rxd8+
Qxd8 30.Bf1 b6 31.Qc3 f6 32.Bc4+ Bf7 33.Ne3 Qd4 34.Bxf7+ Kxf7 35.Qb3+ Kf8
36.Kg2 Qd2+ 37.Kh3 Qe2 38.Ng2 h5 39.Qe3 Qc4 40.Qd2 Qe6+ 41.g4 hxg4 42.fxg4 Qc4
43.Qe1 Qb3+ 44.Ne3 Qd3 45.Kg3 Qxe4 46.Qd2 Qf4+ 47.Kg2 Qd4 48.Qxd4 exd4 49.Nc4
Nc6 50.b5 Ne5 51.Nd6 d3 52.Kf2 Nxg4+ 53.Ke1 Nxh2 54.Kd2 Nf3+ 55.Kxd3 Ke7 56.Nf5+
Kf7 57.Ke4 Nd2+ 58.Kd5 g5 59.Nd6+ Kg6 60.Kd4 Nb3+ 0-1[/pgn]

Only minor progress after that .

[Werewolf]

Genius 3 was an incredible piece of software. Everything afterwards seemed similar or worse

[Ajedrecista]

Hello:

Today marks exactly 26 years since its release.

May I ask where did you get that exact date of 11t November, 1996? I have been searching on the Internet (rec.games.chess.computer, CPW, Gambit-Soft, ...) and it could be a little later than that day:

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.c ... 1996-12-31

Anyone know release date for Genius 5?

All in all, I found how Gambit-Soft site looked short after Chess Genius 5 was released:

CHESS GENIUS

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The program can be installed as often as you want but you are supposed to put in the original CD for refuelling after 95 starts

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CD request after 95 starts. Curious number.

Review of Chess Genius 5 at page 15 of an early 1997 issue of Selective Search magazine:

http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/SS_68.pdf
http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/SS_68a.pdf

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But Genius 3 already won Kasparov 1994.
[pgn]
[Event "Intel Chess Grand Prix"]
[Site "London (England)"]
[Date "1994.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Chess Genius"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.g3 e6 8.Bg2 Be7
9.O-O O-O 10.e3 Ne4 11.Qe2 Qb6 12.Rd1 Rad8 13.Ne1 Ndf6 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.f3 Nd6
16.a4 Qb3 17.e4 Bg6 18.Rd3 Qb4 19.b3 Nc8 20.Nc2 Qb6 21.Bf4 c5 22.Be3 cxd4
23.Nxd4 Bc5 24.Rad1 e5 25.Nc2 Rxd3 26.Qxd3 Ne7 27.b4 Bxe3+ 28.Qxe3 Rd8 29.Rxd8+
Qxd8 30.Bf1 b6 31.Qc3 f6 32.Bc4+ Bf7 33.Ne3 Qd4 34.Bxf7+ Kxf7 35.Qb3+ Kf8
36.Kg2 Qd2+ 37.Kh3 Qe2 38.Ng2 h5 39.Qe3 Qc4 40.Qd2 Qe6+ 41.g4 hxg4 42.fxg4 Qc4
43.Qe1 Qb3+ 44.Ne3 Qd3 45.Kg3 Qxe4 46.Qd2 Qf4+ 47.Kg2 Qd4 48.Qxd4 exd4 49.Nc4
Nc6 50.b5 Ne5 51.Nd6 d3 52.Kf2 Nxg4+ 53.Ke1 Nxh2 54.Kd2 Nf3+ 55.Kxd3 Ke7 56.Nf5+
Kf7 57.Ke4 Nd2+ 58.Kd5 g5 59.Nd6+ Kg6 60.Kd4 Nb3+ 0-1[/pgn]

Only minor progress after that .

Genius 3 was an incredible piece of software. Everything afterwards seemed similar or worse

Regarding Chess Genius 3 from 1994, I found a Computer Chess News Sheet from Oct-Nov 1994 that covers the win against Kasparov:

http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/SS_54.pdf

Page 3: the programme that won Kasparov was version 2.9, not version 3.
Page 4: sale prices and more info.
From page 15: analysis of some Chess Genius 2.9 games at Intel Speed Tournament, with some technical data.

That programme really peaked the SSDF rating list back then!

SSDF COMPUTER RATING LIST 1/95 <EXTRA LIST!>

Code: Select all

THE SSDF RATING LIST 1995-01-08 40615 games played by 134 computers

Rating + - Games Won Oppo
------ --- --- ----- --- ----
* 1 Genius 3.0 Pentium 90 MHz 2431 64 -57 148 69% 2289
* 2 Genius 3.0 486/50-66 MHz 2371 40 -37 352 67% 2245
* 3 MChess Pro 4.0 486/50-66 MHz 2351 46 -44 253 61% 2274
4 Mephisto Genius 2.0 486/50-66 MHz 2346 34 -32 483 66% 2230
5 Rebel 6.0 486/50-66 MHz 2320 34 -32 466 64% 2218
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There are some available ZIP files at Gambit Chess that can be versions 1, 2 and 3:

https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ww ... .com/pub/*

https://web.archive.org/web/20060515010 ... enius1.zip
https://web.archive.org/web/20060515010 ... enius2.zip
https://web.archive.org/web/20060515005 ... cg3dos.zip

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This is me reporting from... the '90s.



The Simpsons S19E11 That '90s Show.

Regards from Spain.

Ajedrecista.

[Vinvin]

But next year ...

1995: Two Kasparov vs. Machine Events

1995 was a busy year for Garry Kasparov. He played two matches against computers. And sandwiched in between the two, he played the PCA World Championship match against Vishy Anand and won convincingly.
Versus Genius in Cologne

Revenge was on Garry’s mind when he played his first computer match against Genius in Cologne. The previous year, in 1994, Genius, a computer program developed by Richard Lang of the UK, had defeated the world champion. This had been at the Intel Professional Chess Association Grand Prix in London. Kasparov had played Genius in a 2-game match, lost and had been eliminated. But the Grand Prix was a rapid game encounter (25 minutes per player per game).

So Garry came to the 1995 match hoping to avenge the previous year’s defeat. It was a two-game match. Kasparov started off with White and opened 1.c4. Genius turned it into a QGD Slav defense. This game is a wonderful illustration of how a Grandmaster can slowly but surely beat a computer. Move by move, Garry gained the initiative and Genius lost the game. He drew dutifully with Black and won the match. He had gotten his revenge.

https://en.chessbase.com/post/man-vs-ma ... ascination

[Sylwy]

Hello:

Today marks exactly 26 years since its release.

May I ask where did you get that exact date of 11t November, 1996? I have been searching on the Internet (rec.games.chess.computer, CPW, Gambit-Soft, ...) and it could be a little later than that day:
Regards from Spain.
Ajedrecista.

Everything is clear now ?
Regards,




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Regarding Chess Genius 3 - it's now a free download on Richard Lang page:

http://www.chessgenius.com/cg3dos/

[Ajedrecista]

Hello:

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Fantastic! This is the definitive image for this topic. Thank you very much.

Regards from Spain.

Ajedrecista.