Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 10:13:12 08/30/00
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On August 30, 2000 at 11:23:53, Albert Silver wrote: >On August 29, 2000 at 16:26:54, Marcus Kaestner wrote: > >>>> >>>>sorry uri, but this is wrong. >>>>have you been at the last wcc´s? >>>>i haven´t seen you. >>>> >>>>and as a member of the rebel team this year and shredder team last year, i know >>>>what we have done and if i compare with chessbase then i know this is nothing. >>>> >>>>marcus >>> >>>Sorry, but you said that the reason that you expected chessbase not to win is >>>also the fact that the operators of other programs can force luck better. >> >>yes, you have read very well and kept it in mind. >> >>> >>>Based on ssdf games of shredder4 I believe that Shredder was not the best >>>software+hardware in the last WCCC but you predicted that it is going to win and >>>you were right. >> >>after the wcc, stefan did not worked on the engine for nearly one year! >>the wcc was in june, and the ssdf came out end of the year or later. >>but meanwhile the others have done very much! >>so it was the best in june, but not the best in autumn. >> >> >>> >>>The only logical reason for it is the fact that you knew that it does better >>>opening preperation. >>> >>>Operators can force luck only by better choice of the opening. >> >>yes, as i did with tiger against nimzo. > >I don't understand what this means. Do you mean to say that you selected Tiger's >opening choice DURING the game? If that is the case, then I would have thought >that was cheating. Otherwise, I do not see how the operator can influence the >outcome of the game unless you make a mistake by entering a different move from >that which was played or gain time by transmitting the moves faster. No Marcus did not influence the opening during the game. That was done before the game mainly to escape from Nimzo's dangerous Sicilian book as it build itself quite a reputation during the tournament. Ed > Albert Silver > >> >>but the team is reasonable for the dangerous and safe book. >> >>there is a difference in preparation the book >>and forcing luck in the games. >>the influence of the operator can be very high. even with a tricky time setting. >> >>marcus
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