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Subject: Re: Smirin match conclusion?!

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 10:51:01 04/29/02

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On April 29, 2002 at 13:42:54, Otello Gnaramori wrote:

>On April 29, 2002 at 13:29:12, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>
>>On April 29, 2002 at 13:10:06, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>>
>>>I agree.
>>>
>>>Two things that favours comps at 40/2h :
>>>
>>>1) Computer can deepen very much the analysis at 40/2 and reach elo level far
>>>better than shorter reflection time.
>>>
>>>2) Humans tends to fatigue mentally in the long run.
>>>
>>>
>>>Any objections ?
>>
>>Yes. I find both statements dubious at best, ie. exaggerated beyond the truth.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Mogens
>
>About the first statement could you explain why SSDF based their ELO estimates
>in 40/2h and not in blitz ?


Trivial.  The more time you give a program, the better it plays.  But the same
is true for humans, only more-so...



>And about the second it's part of human physiology and doesn't need any further
>explanation, I hope.
>
>w.b.r.
>Otello


Humans don't particularly get fatigued during a single game that last 4-6 hours.
I don't...  I find it far more relaxing, mentally, than (say) game in 15 minutes
where panic plays a big part.




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