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Subject: Re: Humans, comps and elo

Author: Jason Williamson

Date: 10:51:31 01/14/01

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Maybe you should see if you can survive the Alterman Wall.  :)

GM Boris Alterman would be a good one to challenge.

On January 14, 2001 at 06:17:23, Ed Schröder wrote:

>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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