Author: Alvaro Rodriguez
Date: 12:22:34 08/18/00
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On August 18, 2000 at 15:00:50, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >On August 18, 2000 at 07:08:47, stuart taylor wrote: >Dear Stuart, > > >When I play a human on WCN I tend to get emotionally attached to the player and >unless I dislike the player and want to get even for him/her having a taunting >moniker like "ScrewU" I will not play viciously. I let my guard done more as I >grow older. Winning is not the important thing since my killer instinct is >waning as it is in Fernando Villegas. I like to compliment the opponent on >his/her combinatorial ability. I like to congratulate him/her on job promotions >and births. I am not at WCN to kill. It is used by me as a form of ICQ program >that allows small talk like HAM operators but with emphasis on casual chess >play. > >When I play a machine there is no rating change and the opponent never gets >upset. Furthermore, the computers rarely make any unsound sacrifices and you >must avoid tactical complications with them. With humans, it is easier to draw >out a game for 50 moves instead of being crushed by Junior 6 after 30 moves. > > >Tim Frohlick Have you noticed any computer abusers on WCN ?. I play that almost every day, but I don´t play people over 2000, because I lose inmedieatly so I have not noticed any...I think it`s not the place to cheat really, because nobody cares about the ratings there compared to other places.. Maybe I see you there sometime, and we can play some 1-min goodies :-) Regards, Alvaro > > > >>On August 18, 2000 at 03:58:52, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >> >>>On August 18, 2000 at 02:57:48, hashimoto wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>You can play me on World ChessNetwork. I use my own abilities but am rather >>>rusty after not playing humans for such a long time. >>> >>> >>>Tim Frohlick >> >>Tim, >>In what ways do you feel rusty, after having practiced against programs, but >>only not against humans? e.g. maybe you are less suspecting of unclear >>sacrifices? or you feel naive about certain things, e.g. leaving your king >>without much protection etc? >>S.Taylor
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