Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 12:41:26 01/05/01
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On January 05, 2001 at 15:34:35, Howard Exner wrote: >Some questions for GM Van der Wiel. > >1. Realizing that it is position specific,do humans generally have an advantage >in seeing drawn positions? > >2. Does the computer's clear vision of short to moderate range tactics become >an advantage in the sense of freeing up your thinking so as not to examine such >variations? That is, do variations and plans arise that you might consider given >a human opponent that you would otherwise avoid when playing a computer? > >3. Do you think it important do prepare for a specific computer opponent or is >it enough to be familiar with computer play in general? > >4. Do you believe a computer opponent can be pushed into a certain mode of play >by strong players or is your frame of mind more, "I will play good moves and >react appropriately as the computer opponent mis-reads the position"? > >5. Do you prepare specific openings against a computer or enter the contest with >more of a general plan? > >6. Is it more advantageous for a human to play a computer in a match setup like >this one vs Rebel when compared to facing a computer in a tournament? Or no >difference? > >7. What other players do you believe would perform well against computers? > >8. Ever consider writing a book about how computers play by annotating games and >pointing out their shortcomings? > >9. What is your most satisfying victory vs a computer and why? These are GREAT questions. Kudos. I really hope he answers them!
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