Author: KarinsDad
Date: 15:20:10 02/19/99
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On February 19, 1999 at 17:04:03, Robert Hyatt wrote: >Just an opinion, but I don't believe GM players think much of 'increment' >games. IE the largest number of blitz games vs crafty (by GM opponents) >turn out to be 5 0. Yes a couple play a lot of 5 3 and 5 5 (and one likes >5 14). But there seems to be 'something' about increments that they don't >like. My guess is that a lot of GMs are from the "old school" where the time was the time and that's it. Even knowing the advantages of the increments, it may be difficult for some players to break old habits. Also, in blitz play 5 5 is a totally different game than 5 0, at least to a computer. A well written program would take advantage of every second of that increment (and would gain considerably) whereas a human could, but would have a harder time of it. KarinsDad
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