Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 17:00:18 05/08/00
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On May 08, 2000 at 16:45:49, KarinsDad wrote: [snip] >But the point is that people have a tendency to not want to play computers at a >national event. And, these same people may have been planning to play in this >event for a year or so now. So, as a player, do you say "Well, I think it sucks >to have a computer in the tournament, so I am not going to play." or do you say >"Well, I have been planning for this tournament for 8 months, so I will go and >maybe I will not be paired up against it and if I am paired against it, I can >always resign early and get in some extra rest.". Some people rely on shakey >threats and tactics that may rattle a person, but wouldn't a computer. Do you >think it fair to force people to play a different style of chess (i.e. only >sound tactical chess) in order to win a game? > >So, should we make judgements about how others handle a situation that we >ourselves are not in? > >KarinsDad :) Problem is that you cannot play "only sound tactical chess" to win against a top computer program anymore. You have outplay a top notch program both strategically and tactically. Only now and then do these blunder strategically so much that they are dead meat. Ask GMs. You will hear the same story. Ask any strong player, the reply will almost always be the same. No more easy wins for humans, because proggies have started playing solid chess. All this said, I believe that the best of programs on a 450Mhz computers are not over 2500, if that high. However, a quad box Fritz is a different beast -- think about 2600. *** Djordje
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