Author: Christos Gitsis
Date: 12:15:26 06/25/05
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Hello Robin,
I agree with your point of view.
I would like to add that in the 1997 match against Deep Blue, Kasparov tried to
change his playing style and his openings because he was facing a computer.
He played ("safely") the Caro-Kan (suggested by some people here, who more or
less said that leads to a comfortable draw against a computer) in the last and
decisive game of the match and lost in 19(!) moves. Such a loss would never
happen if he had played an opening in which he is expert.
In 2003 against Junior, Kasparov decided that he will play like he always does.
He chose the Sicilian in all three games with black and achieved three draws.
I suppose that since "1...e5 is a blunder against a computer because it leads to
an open game", 1...c5 must be suicide, but these results show otherwise.
So in my opinion the human should play the openings he knows best.
About the match Adams - Hydra, I simply believe that Hydra is much stronger than
Adams, and that it would win the match regardless of opening choices by Adams.
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