Author: Vasik Rajlich
Date: 03:08:15 10/12/04
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On October 11, 2004 at 16:06:54, martin fierz wrote: >On October 11, 2004 at 13:10:07, robert flesher wrote: > >>I would seem logical that all the worlds top players play computers on a regular >>basis. Also, it would be probable they have systems that rival or even exceed >>the one Junior is playing on. Why not? I know if my main source of income is >>chess, and i have the money(Which some i'm sure do)then i would have one hellva >>good computer. I would bet all of the players own a copy of top software, and >>play these programs daily. > >hmm, i don't think you understand this. i also have fritz and shredder on my PC, >and i use them to prepare, and to analyse games. but i never play against them. >GMs are the same. they use these engines as tools, but not as sparring partners. >and even if they ever play a game at home against these things, it's simply not >the same. > >experience in playing against computers means that you have played a match >against such a machine. everything else doesn't count. just look how much >kasparov's anti-computer play has improved over his matches. Interestingly Kasparov has gravitated towards normal, open positions. For example, games 1 & 4 from the last match vs X3D Fritz. It's still true that in certain types of closed positions the engines are very weak (ie game 3 from that match), but I guess it's hard to put together a match strategy around just that. Perhaps the biggest advantage top humans have versus engines is their opening expertise - and open positions maximize the effect of the opening. Vas > >cheers > martin
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