Author: Albert Silver
Date: 17:31:47 02/06/03
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>Bob, this is here my thesis! Don't spoil the party, please.
>Of course we all rely on rote memory in "many cases". :)
>
>But we two had a totally different difference.
>
>You said:
>"GM play certain openings
>comparable to a computer
>that they play down the moves
>by heart.
>Also in serious tournament games.
>No, more!
>They often play lines they
>saw or heard somewhere from other masters,
>and they did _never_ see them before
>or analysed them at home,
>and they play down those lines,
>like a computer,
>without even reflecting the moves!"
>
>Against this layman's nonsense I said:
>"GM play lines
>they have analysed at home,
>but _never_ lines
>they only saw or heard somewhere,
>_without_ ever having analysed
>their sense
>and their outcome
>into middle game
>till the ending!"
I think this statement is hopelessly naive. I think you have no idea what you
are talking about. Do you actually know any GMs by any chance? Seen how they
work or prepare? I know several. Some are indeed as meticulous as you make out.
I know some others who go about preparing in a few minutes by just seeing some
games in a line they would like to play. Some do even less than that. Their
confidence in their ability to handle any problems that might occur during the
game is the key reason IMO.
Albert
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