Author: Christopher R. Dorr
Date: 13:18:52 04/12/00
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On April 12, 2000 at 14:55:14, ujecrh wrote: >I like the way you present this, probably most people here are (like me) not >strong/experienced enough chess players to understand how a simul is handled by >an experienced player both for play and time management. > >On the other hand, after having watched and participated to several simuls (hey, >always on the weak side) I had the general impression that most players did not >give their best is this kind of events (excepting the one leading the simul). >All the games I looked at were either easilly won because of a blunder or >dominated because opponents did not give their best moves (that they used to >find in normal games). Maybe they were impressed, frightened or simply not well >concentrated becuase of the nature of the event. Am I wrong here or have you >also noticed such a behaviour ? > >If that is true then it changes a bit the odds because chess program would not >have such mental weaknesses... > >Ujecrh I believe that you are correct. I've had 1800's make *terrible* blunders against me in simuls, and I have played some real howlers myself against GMs. But Overall, I think that the level of play is fairly near the level of tournament play. When I have given simuls, I have felt compelled to play better, and concentrate more, which may compensate to an extent for my having to divide my time more. You are right in saying that computers will not have such issues, but there is also another factor to consider. If Kaspy is giving a 32 board simul, his likely goal is not to win all the boards, but to demonstrate overall superiority. To do this, he may only need to win 18 boards. In a way, this frees him up to play different ideas and styles. A slow positional crush on board 1,2, and 3, and a tactical melee on board 5 and 8 (just to see what happens). Personally, I've found that I play more 'interesting' chess in simuls; if I win, then it's a lovely idea....if I lose, well, hey, it's a simul...I'm supposed to lose a few, right? I'm not saying that kaspy wouldn't want to win them all, but it's like playing 2 blackjack hands at the same table; if you have a 21 already on one of them, that frees you up to hit that 16. :) Chris
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