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Subject: Re: Humans, comps and elo

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 03:17:23 01/14/01

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On January 14, 2001 at 05:53:48, Uri Blass wrote:

>On January 14, 2001 at 04:18:56, Ed Schröder wrote:

[ snip ]


>>A few comments to this discussion...
>>
>>#1. The capability of winning a won position is part of a players elo, human
>>or computer.
>
>I agree and the point is that I expect most GM's to play better in the relevant
>position.

v/d Wiel failed in tactics. Game 1/2 and 6. Tactics is part of an elo rating
too.



>>#2. To win a game at least one player must make one mistake.
>>
>>#3. In almost all of the 6 games v/d Wiel had massive troubles to finish his
>>40 moves in the available 2 hours, the computer of course not.
>
>It shows that Van der Wiel did not use the time in an intelligent way.

All of them have the same time problems when a difficult position is on
the board. Exception was Anand.


>I believe that other players who use their time in a more intelligent way may be
>better opponents for the computer.
>
>I believe that computers are at GM strength but I believe that there are GM's
>who are better than Van der Wiel in playing against computers.

Who is next? :)


>The time problems of Van der Wiel also suggest that Van der Wiel could do better
>at Fisher time control(60 minutes per game+1.5 minute per move for the first 40
>moves) because this time control may help him to use time in a more rational
>way.

I entirely agree!

Ed

>Uri



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