Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 21:49:46 07/12/00
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On July 13, 2000 at 00:41:58, Victor Valenzia wrote: >On July 13, 2000 at 00:18:03, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>We could ask the same question of any opponent. Suppose that Karpov does not >>know he's playing Anand -- only some other player behind a black curtain. Will >>he choose the same moves? I doubt it. I am sure that the best players prepare >>well for each and every opponent they face. They would be silly not to. >> >>Everyone has favorite openings, greatest strengths, and greatest weaknesses. > >You make a good point, but my question remains: Do you think that the computer's >performance would be significantly better, slightly better, or about the same in >this scenerio? Significantly better. But let's turn the tables. The computer's don't know who they are playing either. They also will do much worse. Some (at least) use a computer opening book against computers and a GM opening book against GM's. The computer will fare significantly worse if it does not know the opponent type and guesses wrong.
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