Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 01:05:14 11/16/03
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On November 16, 2003 at 03:33:28, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >On November 15, 2003 at 16:46:44, steven blincoe wrote: > >>that i am actually looking forward to game 3 tomorrow >>perhaps this will mark the end of the Kasparov era.. >>he is no longer the human World Champion and hopefully with a loss tomorrow or >>in the fourth and final game,he will no longer be the one representing the >>human race against the silicon monster >> >>even though i have been calling,nay,begging, for any other Super GM to play >>Fritz for quite some time now..i think the rest of the chess world,and certainly >>the pundits who grace these pages will agree,that Kasparov should no longer be >>the "Automatic " choice to play Fritz >> >>lets the game begin!! >> >>Steve >> >>PS..and i am also expecting him to burst out into quite a tantrum if he does >>lose tomorrow >>some thing to the effect of..."i dont like the 3d glasses..waa.waa!" >>OR >>"everyone os cheating!!" > > > Everything can happen: we can only speculate about > the outcome in this [much too] short match. It is > my hope that the computer program will loose. Not > because of Kasparov but due to the fact that the > best programs do still play a lot of dubious moves. > Their chess understanding is not more than 2100 > Elo, their tactical skill however 3400 Elo and this > is sufficient to beat all humans who try to fight > the silicon monsters with tactical means. And in this > respect, Kasparov is a good opponent for computers. > I admire his dynamic style and his courage to play > in the same way vs computers, but this may be too > dangerous today even for the best chess player of > all times. If on the other hand humans would follow some rules: > 1) never try to play for a win in even slightly better positions > 2) avoid to get in time trouble > 3) no opening experiments, sound, cautious but not passive set up > 4) exchange of pieces whenever possible without weakening the position > in particular the queens > 5) playing a "do-nothing-but-do-it-well-strategy" > 6) no games under time control 40'/40, better higher > then it will even for a 2000 Elo-player be possible to get a lot > of draws and high rated players would hardly ever lose a single > game. And as a result of this, the Elo rating of the best programs > would be 2200-2300 instead of 2800. > Kurt You can hardly follow these rules if you want to win (or even draw) a match versus the machine. I see no reason to not play for the win if you have a slightly better position. If you have some strategical pluses and the position is relatively easy to play for the human you should always try to win. Michael
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