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Subject: Re: Do Grandmasters Enjoy playing computers?

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 22:57:33 06/14/01

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On June 15, 2001 at 01:32:08, George Mathews wrote:

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>
>  I'm interested if anyone knows if grandmasters find playing computers a
>challenge?

I don't know any.

> Personally, I Find it rather boring, since i rarely am able to get any attacks
>against the beasts, they seem to have something for every plan i try to start.

They do tend to shred tactics that would work well against people, but some of
them are like playing against a ball peen hammer, just waiting for it to whack
you in the forehead.  I stopped worrying about winning, but the only time I ever
play the game anymore is if a new program comes out that I want to try.

>I
>was just thinking that perhaps grandmasters have alot more fun playing them then the rest of us, since they have more winning chances. Just a thought.

Do Grandmasters actually have fun?  The ones that I saw at a tournament a couple
years ago just generally looked pissed, they didn't look like "fun" people.

Have you tried looking into anti computer style games?
http://www.angelfire.com/on/anticomputer/index.html  Let's be realistic here, in
order to beat your opponent, it helps to know the nature of your opponent's
game, and if you're playing against a program, then THAT'S who you're playing
against, so it only makes sense to play in a style that has a chance of winning
the game the way I see it.

Pete



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