Author: chandler yergin
Date: 08:06:56 05/23/05
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On May 22, 2005 at 18:04:27, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On May 22, 2005 at 17:36:27, Robert Hollay wrote: > >>On May 22, 2005 at 17:16:43, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >> >>>On May 22, 2005 at 16:45:24, Robert Hollay wrote: >>> >>>[...] >>>>If relatively weak players can draw against the top engines, why couldn't an IM >>>>achieve always a draw against a GM? (using the so called "stonewall" technique) >>>> >>>>Robert >>> >>> >>> Because a GM >>> >>> a) has a much greater chess knowledge >>> in all phases of a game than an IM >>> >>> b) plays usually more precisely than >>> an IM >>> >>> c) ... wins for some other reasons >>> >>> Kurt >> >>So a human can always prevent another human to play the so called "anti-chess"? >>I asked this question only because it seemed to me that this "stonewall" defence >>reduces the margin of knowledge between chess-players. > >You mean the margin of the differences in knowledge... yes, but the point is if >a GM does know your tick for Stonewall, he will prepare for advantages. A >Stonewall is NOT absolutely safe. When the center is blocked, play on the wing begins. The stonewall is only good against Computers..
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