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Subject: Re: Rebel-Anand: openings issue.

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 19:35:16 08/15/98

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>There is another issue here that I never tire of pointing out. A computer
>program prepares it's opening by having it's human opening coder desperately
>trying to stay up on the latest theory. Jeroen does a great job on this in
>Ed's
>opinion. We won't argue with this opinion. Okay so far. However a super GM
>like
>Anand prepares openings by investigating far beyond the latest opening theory.
>There is a BIG difference. I don't know how computers will ever be able to get
>rid of this disadvantage.
>--
>Komputer Korner


I entirely disagree with you.

The overall advantage is for the computer in this area. A computer can make
no mistakes. No holes in his memory. This advantage is by far superior to
incidental opening preparation by a human on a computer chess program.

Look at Aegon and other Man versus Machine events. Humans are scared
for the computer books and play unusual openings.

Look at Deep Blue-Kasparov and Rebel-Anand. Even these super players
try to get the computer out of their books as soon as possible.

- Ed -




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