Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 18:03:47 02/10/03
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On February 09, 2003 at 20:50:59, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >Computers play with books, right? > >Rolf always said that comps should NOT be allowed to play openings that they >can't understand also after long thinking. Such lines should be banned from the >books. > >Bob always said that GM played with the same principle. They use stuff from >others, they didn't understand and they also do not check during game. > >Rolf said that this is absolute nosense. > >Now Albert & also Uri believe in what Bob said. > >Rolf asked for evidence. > >Albert gave example. Mecking - who he knew quite good - did exactly what Bob >pretended. > >Rolf opposed. The thesis said that no dumb GM would exist who did that or he >must be drunken. > >Albert was angry because he knew Mecking and Rolf refused to buy ear candles. > >Rolf stayed cool and defended Mecking who is a chess genius and eidetic, all >that has consequences, Albert is not prepared to understand. Speed is a key >term. GM analyse in a period of time no mortal could detect. But then mortals >shouldn't claim that GM don't analyse at all... > >The rest is about language between Germany and Brazil. Rolf took revenge of the >soccer final in Japan/Korea and won with 2-0. > >Uri did not yet confess. DJ is not a GM yet. Eduard is waiting. > >Rolf went into politics and brought peace to the World... > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >Hope this helps, Bob II. > >Rolf Thanks for the "blow by blow" summary. I must admit I still don't know whether or not this is supposed to be a debate about an ethical issue. For example: "Is it unethical for a chess engine to use an opening book?" Is that "the bottom line" here????? Incidentally, Bob H. usually "fights tooth and nail" whenever the ethics of chess engines are challenged. : ) Bob D.
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