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Subject: Re: anti-human

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 05:48:54 12/14/00

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On December 14, 2000 at 07:24:04, Oliver Roese wrote:

>
>Of course you dont want to do this against humans at _any_ time, i think.
>From my own experience in short time controls i can "tell", that an open
>position can compensate the computer a pawn, at least againtst me.
>Even in games between strong humans it is sometimes to, so this rule is not
>so ridicolous how its sound at a first glance.
>The weaker side has then so much possibilities to create threads, that the
>stronger side cannot make progress.
>It would be interesting to see if this is really so, but i dont have the
>time to check that out...
>
>Oliver
>

I don't agree with your "at _any_ time".  Humans are not a "solved problem"
yet, and they can get into positions where they have all the chances.  If a
program tries so hard to blow things open, when the human controls all the
key squares, I would call this "self-immolation".

Going down in flames is one thing.  But doing it by setting yourself on fire
is something else.



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