Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 05:37:03 11/08/01
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On November 08, 2001 at 08:24:44, Uri Blass wrote: >On November 08, 2001 at 07:59:41, Jonas Cohonas wrote: > >>On November 08, 2001 at 07:07:14, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >> >>>On November 08, 2001 at 06:35:18, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >>> >>>>Can anyone here beat the "best" prog in 40/120 without using anti comp >>>>strtegies? on atleast an Athlon 1000? >>>> >>>>I have seen a lot of post where people draw the comps when trying to do nothing >>>>but that, but i am yet to see someone not using anti comp strategies beat them >>>>in a 40/120 on fast hardware..... anyone up for the challenge? >>>> >>>>Regards >>>>Jonas >>> >>>Hi Jonas, >>> >>>1) Which do you mean for the "best" program ? >>> >>>2) I think that "anticomps" should be allowed (not trial and error >>>approaches...) and agree with you for the timings (blitz forbidden) and hardware >>>choice (fast computer). >>> >>>Regards >> >>By the "best" program i mean: one of the top 5 progs ("best" because they are so >>close) >> >>The whole point is: if anyone could beat the comp at under those conditions, >>without anticomp. We have already seen that players of all levels can beat the >>comps at blitz using anti comp play, but i have yet to see anyone here do the >>same not using anti comp under tournament conditions using fast hardware. >> >>Regards >>Jonas > >What is the definition of anti-comp >people can always claim that if you beat the program that you used anti-comp >strategy because you pushed it into position that you understand more than the >program. > >Suppose a player likes to play close positions not only against computers and >beat the program by going into a close position. >Are you going to say that he used anti-comp strategy? > >Uri As long as you choose a mainline closed or open, that does not involve play that would be concidered unsound by (strong) human standards and leaves both sides with an equal position/balanced position. Regards Jonas
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