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Subject: Re: Why did hydra team chose adams?

Author: Vasik Rajlich

Date: 03:55:25 05/26/05

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On May 25, 2005 at 17:02:40, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>On May 25, 2005 at 16:17:35, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>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
>
>      A GM should almost in every game be able to draw vs
>      computers as in over 90 % of all openings, there are lines
>      to simplify matters and to reach a boring game I think.
>      Kurt

It takes two to make such a draw. (And even drawing the simple position isn't
always so easy.)

Playing for a draw against a computer is risky - you might just get a passive
position and lose badly. Of course if you're just trying to score 25% nothing is
really risky, but I don't think Hydra is so much better than Adams.

Vas



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