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Subject: Re: Gulko's comments on the match

Author: Otello Gnaramori

Date: 11:16:41 04/02/02

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On April 02, 2002 at 12:14:47, Sune Fischer wrote:

>IMHO the rating of programs would drop 100-200 elo if the programs could enter
>regular tournaments. The GMs would quickly discover some of their weaknesses,
>they would learn good anti-comp strategies and would always be able to at least
>draw the things.

it's an endless struggle since also comps improves vs. humans...

>The fact is, that humans still have a far better positional eval than programs.
>I think even low-rated (>1600) playes has a better positional understanding, but
>they just get killed in tactics (probably why they can win with the fischer-move
>rule:).
>At some point the brute force will of cause prevail, since even a GM has a
>*tactical limit*.
>
>I was surprised that Gulko prased Hiarcs on the positional play, I wonder if
>Hiarcs is that good in all types of positions ;)
>
>-S.

Unfortunately for humans tactics has got an heaviest weight in this wonderful
game IMHO...and if we approximate (tactics) it very much , at the end we can
find an amazing positional play, probably is what happened for Hiarcs ?

Otello




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