Author: Robert Raese
Date: 19:33:37 05/31/01
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On May 30, 2001 at 22:28:59, eric guttenberg wrote: >1600's drawing easily against the Tigers? I don't understand, since as a >1700 player I almost never get a draw against them. > >Unless I ask for a draw. I have found out that if I begin to ask for a >draw as soon as the program is out of book, the Tigers will frequently >accept. I have had a number of 15 or 16 move draws in that way but I >have hardly ever gotten an honest draw. > >eric another one i've seen a "1700" level player pull is he'll choose opening variations that lead to sort of simple symmetrical positions where almost all the major pieces are is swapped out, then they play a simple endgame to a draw. i watched a "1700" player do this about 8 times in one day against Tiger 14. he loses the games where he can't get HIS type of opening, but when he gets a simple symmetrical one, the draw comes pretty easily. this is against a 3000 rated AMD machine on ICC, to put it in context. the time control, game in 15 OR game in 5.
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