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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