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Subject: Re: What if these IGM's did NOT know they were playing against a computer?

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 21:56:02 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?


The computer would do better.

When you play a computer you are facing an opponent that is a 2800-2900
tactician, but maybe only a 1900-2100 positional player.

It's obviously a great advantage to know this before the game starts.

--Peter





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