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Subject: Re: Computers are stronger at defense than attack! Humans-not.

Author: blass uri

Date: 22:49:26 07/17/00

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On July 17, 2000 at 22:12:39, stuart taylor wrote:


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>Computers spend much longer on a position when their evelution goes down as they go deeper.

humans also spend more time when there are in trouble

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>That's why they make boring games. They defend  against the opponents
>profoundest attacks, and don't bother making very profound attacks themselves,
>as once they find a reasonable move, they don't look further.
>  They will never apply the dictum, "if you see a good move, don't play it, but
>look for something better".

This is wrong.
computers always look for the best move.

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>  Human are the opposite. They play to win, due to their very nature. They
>cannot spend their entire energy just on defence, and to avoid defeat.

They can and khalifman is not the only player who did it succesfully against
Deep Junior to get a draw.

Uri



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