Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 01:52:25 05/03/01
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On May 02, 2001 at 13:48:04, Chris Carson wrote: >I would like to hear from the CCC group how much K will >gain from having the program for 3 months. In my view, >an advantage yes, but maybe not as much as I thought at >first. > >1. K may not have the HW for the match. He can buy it. It is not cheap but he can definitely afford it. Or he can loan it. As a world champion he can get a good deal, perhaps he can even borrow it (I can already imagine the ad: Chess world champion Kramnik uses a Siemens Primergy!). >2. To get a real feel for Fritz 7 he will need the HW and > play 40/2 games. >3. K has to prepare for other opponents for matches and > tournaments, I think this will be a higher priority for K. Kramnik has a team. While he plays his team can do the job with with Fritz and give him some preliminary results. Just like they do part of his preparation against other opponents. >4. K has other commitments than just matches and tournaments that > will also be a higher priority. He is a professional chess player. I do not know him but I guess that his higher priority is chess. >5. K may gain a sense of how Fritz should play at any given time, > and may be over confident by match time. > >None of the above are guaranteed, but in my opinion, lots of games at >fast time controls is not the same as 40/2 on the real HW. Also, my >guess is that K will play some each week against what ever version of >Fritz he gets, but each will be slightly different (ala play different >versions of crafty with slightly different books) and not the same. > >Any thoughts. > >I do think this gives K a huge advantage, I am just not sure he will >have the time to fully utilize it. Just some thoughts. ;) > >My guess now: K wins 6.5-3.5 with a couple of surprises by both >and a couple of blunders by both. ;) > The match is only eight games long, so your guess is wrong (: >Best Regards, >Chris Carson José.
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