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Subject: Re: I would love to see a match between Gambit Tiger and IM Wegner!

Author: martin fierz

Date: 03:40:56 02/09/01

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On February 09, 2001 at 06:08:15, Garry Evans wrote:

>On February 09, 2001 at 06:06:10, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>
>>On February 09, 2001 at 05:55:40, Garry Evans wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>     It would be very interesting to see a match between Gambit Tiger and IM
>>>Wegner, since the latter thinks gambit tiger plays so badly, and has so many
>>>weakness. No doubt the I.M. would lose badly! I wonder how something that
>>>sopposedly plays so badly does so well in the "Linares of Computer  chess" the
>>>strong cadaques tourney?? Perhaps Gambit's play is above the understanding of
>>>Wegner? One can only wonder, since it makes no sense to evaluate gambit so
>>>harshly, and observe the program winning victory after Victory? If IM Wegner is
>>>correct in his evaluation of Gambit tiger, would it not be fair to say that the
>>>other programs, that finished beneath gambit tiger Played even worse?
>>
>>I think you've managed to misread and misinterpret the comments made by Hannu
>>Wegner.
>
>
>  Ok Enlighten me? What is the correct interpretation of his Words?
>>Mogens.

that's an easy one: mr wegner sees (and says) that gambit tiger is playing great
chess, but that at the same time it still has a lot of weaknesses. his comment
is this:

"For Gambit Tiger, on the other hand, it is quiet easy to do so, in fact we can
cite some very elementary weaknesses. But in spite of that this program has an
incredible playing strength. One is inevitably led to ask oneself how strong it
would be if it had tablebases, a better learning function and a greater
stability in simple positions."

you could have said something similar about an 18-year old kasparov: "great
attacking chess but some positional deficits remaining. what will he be able to
do when he starts playing endgames and quiet positions well too?"
we all know the answer to that one...

cheers
  martin



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