Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 16:56:16 08/23/99
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On August 23, 1999 at 18:20:13, pete wrote: >After loosing some 2 or 3 games against unrated "grandmasters" like the one >James mentioned on ICC with computer account I sometimes asked something like : >"is it possible that you used a chess program to assist you to play ?" after a >game , when I saw something like the time management mentioned in your response. > >The interesting fact is : none of them ever got upset or angry ; I only saw two >effects : either they suddenly lost all their abilities and began to blunder a >lot or I saw them having a (C) some weeks later . > >For sure this has nothing to do with James' opponent who might be extremely >honourable. But to my experience : it is true that minor IMs, FMs or players >with 2200 sometimes can spank chessprogs very well , but to my experience they >also loose several games in the meantime by tactical blunders , especially under >blitz time controls. > >pete I can't think of a single GM that can beat Crafty/Scrappy 3 games in a row. Not a single one. It is remotely possible that it can happen, and I have seen it lose a couple in a row, particularly when the random book selection plays a Latvian or something not so sound... But an unrated player. right.. :)
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