Author: Uri Blass
Date: 11:13:50 01/03/01
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On January 03, 2001 at 13:03:43, Howard Exner wrote: >On January 03, 2001 at 12:42:11, Paul Doire wrote: > >>Van der Wiel missed some opportunities, but Rebel defended well. > >I wonder if the missed opportunities of Van der Wiel will adversely >effect his play in the next round? Sometimes it is not easy to shake off the >disappointment one feels when missing a win. Being a strong professional Gm he >probably will come out swinging. Here of course computers have an edge in the >energy level they bring to each game. Their programmers probably make up for the >machine's non existent feelings. How is Ed's health holding up after this one? >Maybe paramedics should be on standby? :) > >Another thought on the match so far, if the two games were reversed, in that >Rebel missed winning chances, would we be as forgiving? In other words are our >expectations of computers too high? I was disappointed from van der Wiel. I expected a GM to be better in tactics. It leads to the question if programs can teach humans to be better in tactics by giving them the right exercises to solve. Uri
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