Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 00:01:39 08/22/03
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On August 21, 2003 at 18:18:03, Terry McCracken wrote: >On August 21, 2003 at 11:23:51, Daniel Clausen wrote: > >>On August 21, 2003 at 09:49:23, Terry McCracken wrote: >> >>[snip] >> >>>a4 is best, and Black pushing his a and b pawns leave a permanent weakness to be >>>exploited. >> >>Wow, I feel proud now. I would play a4 too (even w/o Hiarcs :), even in a blitz >>game and I'm really not good at chess. >> >>However, I have problems with "XYZ is best" statements. It's not that you have a >>proof. Even if all known GMs would play this move, it's possible that another >>move is better. >> >>So if you say "a4 is best". I say "prove it". >> >>Sargon > >In a position like this, that would be difficult, and even if I could prove a4 >is _the_ best move, it still may not win which I mentioned earlier. > >So who'll pay me for all the work to come up with a proof?:o) > >Terry I may try to come up with a proof, but if I do it may take awhile and I may be surprised what I find, but don't expect the proof...I'm not a GM either. It would help if I were. Also chess programmes can't really feel this position, although I know Shredder 7.04 appears to have some grasp, and yes it plays a4. So if I'm right, a4 is best, then Shredder is impressive. At least you too would play this, even at Blitz Speed. I'd say you have good intuition, in an unclear position. BTW a4 was the first moved I considered, due to my personal experience. I also must admit, right or not, I'm not as practised as I once was. But where I am I have little one on one chess at a high level of play, and at ICC I only play Blitz, mostly Bullet actually. I need to utilize my software more to polish up and improve. I'm very happy when I beat a top programme, and even more so at Blitz! When I lose, and it happens too often, well I know the programmes are very very good, so I accept it...but I never like it!;) Terry
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