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Subject: Re: Computer haters?: No, you are realistic!

Author: blass uri

Date: 09:19:45 07/17/00

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On July 17, 2000 at 12:17:32, blass uri wrote:

>On July 17, 2000 at 11:14:07, Jeroen Noomen wrote:
>
>>On July 16, 2000 at 16:26:07, Olaf Jenkner wrote:
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I don't think you are a computer hater, but instead you take the bull by the
>>horns: A chess program will never be of GM strenght as long as the main
>>weaknesses aren't solved. Like f.e. blocked positions or king's attacks.
>
>I disagree.
>The results is relevant.
>It is not easy to get the right position to get a king attack.
>
>Only 2 players won Deep Junior and I believe that they are not the only players
>who tried to get king attack.
>
>I read in chesskasparov site that Junior could avoid the problem against piket
>by 8.h4 and if 8...h6 9.e6
>
>The difference between the scores of 8.h4 and the move that was played is
>small(at least for Junior5.9) and it is possible that Junior could find h4 with
>better hardware.
>
>piket could not be sure that he will win before the game because he could not be
>sure that Junior will not find 8.h4.
>
>If the definition of GM strength includes to play weaker than 1800 players in
>some positins
 than I guess that computer without GM strengh can get 3000 rating

correction:

I mean not to play weaker than 1800 players in some positions then...

>in the future because even if they understand the stonewall and do not
>understand fortress positions they will not be GM strength by your definition.
>
>Uri



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