Author: Jeroen Noomen
Date: 13:42:20 04/13/98
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On April 13, 1998 at 15:21:51, Amir Ban wrote: Dear Amir, I don't think this part of the post is dangerous, nor futile. I present this 50-position-test as an example. I don't claim that this one should be used. On the contrary, the test should be made by a strong player and it should not be published, as I stated before. Also I don't think this kind of work is futile: Thinking about other test methods is something we could think about, and I wanted to show in what direction I was pointing, concerning my testset. Maybe you meant it was timeconsuming and not necessary, but trust me: I am used to it, because the whole Rebel-book was made by typing move after move! :))) So this test was just a 'finger-practise' Regards, Jeroen >Jeroen, > >This part of your otherwise thoughtful post is 1) futile 2) dangerous. > >It's futile because for any fixed set of positions programmers will try >to extend the lines with pre-calculated moves, both to save time, and to >avoid mistakes. Just like we do now in the starting position. It's the >natural thing to do, and you can do nothing about it. > >In Hong-Kong, I remember someone telling Dave Kittinger that there's >talk that in the future we will play in events without books. Dave >thought for a moment and said: "I can fake that". > >It's dangerous, because as I've recently learned, Ossi Weiner claims >that John Nunn was paid by CB & CSS to create a dishonest group of >positions that favours Fritz, and wants to sue. If you don't want to >spend the rest of your life in prison, better stop inventing these test >positions. I read a letter of Ossi Weiner to the SSDF where he >recommends to them to consult a lawyer. I think we better all retire >before the forces of justice reach us. > >Amir
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