Author: blass uri
Date: 22:08:07 08/11/98
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On August 12, 1998 at 00:49:28, Francesco Di Tolla wrote: >>So it really doesn't matter whether the operator selects opening moves at the >>instant the game is played, or months before, as the human is still making the >>choice. > >I don't agree: if you let the program do it, to play different against each >player you have to put in the knoweledge (like a database of games) and code a >selection algorithm. I think this would be interesting to see. > >>In most events, after the first move is played, the human can not participate >>any further, ie it would be illegal for me to do anything to Crafty after white >>plays his first move. Prior to this, I could certainly enter commands that say >>"if he plays e4, play e6, or if he plays c4 play Nf6", but after the game is >>started, rules generally do not allow the human to take any active role in the >>game. I'd hope the Rebel vs Anand games were played in this way, otherwise it >>certainly is at odds with how such matches have been played in the past. > >This is the point! >May be I'm wrong, so I would apologize from now already for starting the thread, >but what do you get from the followin sentence from the commentary (by Jeroen >Noomen) on game 7 of the match Rebel-Anand after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6: > >"I chose this opening because I wanted an unbalanced >game for Rebel, relying on the surprise value. Playing a Queen's Indian >or a Queen's gambit instead, was probably exactly Anand was hoping for. >He knows too much about this opening, so lets play unorthodox!" I thought he chose it before the begining of the game It is only move 2 and it is not a big problem to decide before the game what to do against anand in every theoretical line at moves 2. you do not have a selection algorithm. telling the program some lines of if then before the match is enough. Uri > >and at move 3 > >"A small success: Anand avoids the main theoretical lines, starting with >3 cxd5, 3 Nc3 or 3 Nf3." > >Am I misunderstanding it? > >regards >Franz
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