Author: Bertil Eklund
Date: 09:34:44 07/03/01
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On July 03, 2001 at 09:28:12, Mogens Larsen wrote: >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. If, if ,if, if and if, if, if, if and if, if ,if and yes another if. Sorry I forgot another if. Bertil
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