Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 06:28:12 07/03/01
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On July 03, 2001 at 08:51:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: >Sure it is. And it will continue to be so until the humans stop with the >dumb (against computer) openings. I've said that many times before. If the >humans play "normal chess" against the computer, they are going to have _great_ >difficulty. If they play the opponent rather than playing the board, things >won't look so great. But until they start... Exactly. And adopting a different kind of chess isn't something you do the week before the tournament. Another note would be that there are more human than computer opponents at the tournament, so it would be slightly ineffective to use a couple of weeks on computer preparation instead of preparing for "normal chess". Especially if it also requires investing money (and time) in computer equipment and/or software. With an ELO below 2600 it's not that easy to make a living on chess alone nowadays. With all that in mind and probably a few things I haven't thought about, it's less obvious why someone would care about losing to a computer in terms of prize money. As for the pride issue. That tends to be most predominant with a higher rating AFAIK. Mogens.
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