Author: Peter Ackermann
Date: 09:45:56 08/08/00
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On August 08, 2000 at 10:33:34, Peter Hegger wrote: >Hello, >This has probably been done to a certain extent already. I'm wondering how the >games of the old masters, i.e. Morphy, Steinitz, Tarrasch etc...stand up under >the scrutiny of today's best computers. Are the games still as clean and >brilliant as they seemed to be a hundred years ago? Or have they been found to >be error ridden relics of days gone by? >I'm wondering in particular about the "evergreen" and the "immortal" games. >Also, Bobby Fischer's "game of the century" against Byrne. >Thanks for any help you can give me. >Best Regards, >Peter Hi Peter! I have analysed quiet a lot of old games with the help of my PC and I must say that you will find moves which were not the strongest! But if I take into account that these games were played with a limited time available the old masters still look suberb for me! Also I have to say that a game between humans has always even a pyschological element (the old question if there is a best move in every position or if there is a best move which might be different concerning the opponent!) and a computer cannot analyse that part of the fight! The old masters were really very strong even if I consider that opening theory went on! Just analyse a few games (f.e. Byrne-Fischer) and you will find that Fischer´s move ....f5-f4 perhaps was not the strongest but it was a move which didnt support the style of Byrne at all! Good luck! Peter
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