Author: Albert Silver
Date: 10:15:02 05/17/00
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On May 17, 2000 at 12:43:50, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>On May 17, 2000 at 12:34:51, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote:
>
>>I'm trying to understand:
>>
>>why do people here enjoy it so much to repeat this often heared false statement
>>again and again ?
>>
>>I'm a very patient person, but I have had enough now.
>>
>>Programs might be Super Super Big Big Super GM PLAYING strength, they are NOT
>>even close to FM strength on the other hand!
>
>Or "How to be a grandmaster without being a master." :)
>
>They do score, though; particularly if the human opponents try to outsmart them
>tactically from the beginning, like de Vreugt did today. But the quality and the
>aesthetics are certainly missing. I think I finally get what some people meant
>when they talked about bean counters. That's what comp-comp games can do to one,
>and it took me a loooong time to realize. :(
>
>Enrique
Chris will open a bottle of champagne and blow this printout into poster-size to
post on his wall. :-)
Albert Silver
>
>> When I analyze with an FM, and we
>>agree that black has a strong kingside attack after move 34 for example, we will
>>try to find out whether white can defend against it starting with move 28 maybe.
>>Which "GM strength" program can do that ?
>>
>>Thank you for listening.
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