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Subject: Re: Insomniac downs Shredder in round 3!

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 04:46:48 05/28/01

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On May 28, 2001 at 03:00:16, Uri Blass wrote:

>On May 28, 2001 at 02:38:01, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>>On May 27, 2001 at 02:36:43, Jeroen Noomen wrote:
>>
>>>On May 26, 2001 at 18:38:26, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Hi Uri,
>>>
>>>To use computers in correspondence chess and only trust their opinion, is
>>>probably the worst you can do.
>>
>>Yes, you are 100% right.
>>
>>>I play correspondence chess myself and I am
>>>always happy to see my opponent fully rely on computer moves. In the first
>>>place, one can argue if this is fair, by any chance: People using computers are
>>>quite destructive for correspondence chess, as it has nothing to do with the
>>>game anymore. In fact, we now seem to have tournaments in which only computers
>>>play, instead of humans. And IMO this is very, very bad.
>>
>>I agree, but people wants to win and they try everything to do so.
>
>I do not try everything to win.
>
>In my correspondence games using computers is legal so I do not see a problem
>with it.

Hi Uri,

I was not referring to you, but in general. I know you are interested to get
info about the chess programs in general, but most people using chess programs
are not.
>
>I am not going to play in correspondence games when using computers is illegal.

OK, but a lot of people do.
>
>My reasons:
>1)I do not want to cheat
>2)I do not want to give my opponents an unfair advantage because I expect people
>to cheat.
>
>I also think that usually there is at least one computer that can find the right
>move.

No, not always, even if the programs are getting better and better. There are
moves that the computer cannot find, still.
>
>I do not say that it is always the same program and there was more than one case
>when I decided to play a move that Deep Fritz did not suggest me even after a
>very long search because my analysis suggested that it is not the best move and
>I prefered a move of another program.

Yes, this is a correct way to do.
>
>Uri

Sandro



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