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Subject: Re: Gravy for the brain that supports a 2500+ elo standard for computer GM's

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 16:08:41 06/23/01

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On June 23, 2001 at 18:20:19, Uri Blass wrote:

>I disagree.
>Memory is something that is allowed to be used in chess.

Noone claimed otherwise.

>There is nothing wrong with remembering a lot of theory lines without
>understanding the reason that lines are evaluated as advantage for one side when
>you start to think only when you have no moves in your memory.

Noone claimed that either.

>I do not do it but not because I consider it as cheating but only because my
>memory is not good enough to read a theory book and to remember everything
>without thinking about it.
>
>I believe that part of the talent of the best GM's is also to do it and to save
>time in the clock.

The best GM's don't do like you suggest.

>The source of the lines should be of course something that they can trust and
>it is possible that finding these lines is the job of other humans that they
>hired when these humans use chess programs and their own knowledge to find the
>lines.

I doubt they get the move on a piece of paper with the instruction: Play it! But
what do I know.

>It is not against the Fide rules.

Of course not.

>It is not cheating.

I'll try adding a smiley the next time.

Mogens.



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