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Subject: Re: Why did hydra team chose adams?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 13:17:35 05/25/05

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On May 25, 2005 at 16:09:10, Tony Werten wrote:

>On May 25, 2005 at 15:40:14, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On May 25, 2005 at 10:33:32, emerson tan wrote:
>>
>>>Why did hydra team chose adams? Leko and kramnik styles seem to more appropriate
>>>against a computer. Anand is also well adapted to play against a computer. I
>>>like to see if hydra can defeat Kramnik's berlin wall. Anand keep on exchanging
>>>pieces against a computer before that with very few materials. it wasnt able to
>>>create winning chances.
>>
>>
>>      Nobody except the Hydra team will know. We can however
>>      expect an interesting match providet Adams plays for
>>      a win.
>>      Kurt
>
>Maybe. OTOH it also might be interesting to see if he can draw. Humans that not
>play for a win seem to be hard to defeat.
>
>Humans that not play for a win but recognize a change to win without a danger of
>losing have the best chance to beat a computer imo. Most humans however seem to
>forget this strategy after winning 1 game.
>
>But still, if Adams can draw any game at will, chessprograms still have a long
>way to go.
>
>Tony

If Adams can draw any game at will then I can congratulate him for solving
chess.

Uri



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