Author: Pete R.
Date: 16:12:53 07/06/00
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On July 06, 2000 at 17:44:05, Dann Corbit wrote: >On July 06, 2000 at 17:09:41, walter irvin wrote: >> what oppenings are bad for the computer?? > >Closed positions. D00 Stonewall rings a bell. Lock up the pawns if you can. > >For want of something better to say, 1. e4 is a good start (for the human >against a computer -- stodgy, boxed up, slow-moving). > >>what are the best oppenings for >>computers ?? > >Wide open positions. > >For want of something better to say, 1. d4 is a good start (for the computer >against a human -- wide open fireworks often follow). Isn't that backwards? 1. e4 are the Open Games, typically noted for more tactical positions where a computer should do well. There are also wider dissimilarities between openings against 1. e4, meaning more plans for the human to have to memorize. 1. d4 are the Closed Games noted for their more positional flavor. Hence the names Open and Closed. I think playing 1. d4 is preferable for humans, whether facing other humans or computers for that matter, because of the difficulties in facing just the Sicilian complex. I think in tournament play white scores best with 1. d4, probably due to the Sicilian vs. 1. e4 more than anything else. Computers would probably do best opening 1. e4, and humans vs. computers should avoid 1. e4.
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