Author: Uri Blass
Date: 22:05:51 01/05/01
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On January 05, 2001 at 19:05:22, Ed Schröder wrote: >On January 05, 2001 at 15:34:35, Howard Exner wrote: > >>On January 05, 2001 at 03:07:34, Ed Schröder wrote: >> >>> >>>If I don't forget I will ask John after the match how he plays a computer. >>>If he is willing I will do a little interview with John. >>> >>>Please propose a few questions and I will collect them. >>> >>>Ed >> >>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? > > >Thanks Howard for the 9 questions. > >Anyone for a 10th to make it complete? > >Ed Yes 10)Do you think that Rebel could do better result with better hardware(assuming that it could be 5 times faster by better hardware)? Uri
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