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Subject: Re: How strong are Computers at Positional Play?

Author: allan johnson

Date: 00:08:31 07/07/01

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On July 07, 2001 at 02:52:42, odell hall wrote:

>On July 06, 2001 at 20:36:38, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>On July 06, 2001 at 20:27:16, odell hall wrote:
>>
>>>On July 06, 2001 at 20:16:46, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>>>
>>>>On July 06, 2001 at 20:10:49, Joshua Lee wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>How strong are Computers at Positional Play?
>>>>
>>>>I think that I'm better (DWZ 2099, German Elo)!
>>>>
>>>>Eduard
>>>
>>> You may be stronger positionally, but it means absolutely nothing if you cannot
>>>defeat the machine. I do believe the object of chess is to win the gazme?
>>
>>I take it you have not seen Eduard's posts where he has defeated many commercial
>>programs more than once.
>>
>>Everyone knows, if chess programs were  positional skilled as they are tactical,
>>we probably wouldn't have the "are computers GM strength" questions flying
>>around here all the time.
>>
>>And that is how Eduard consistantly defeats them, gets them into a position were
>>it is too difficult for them to figure out what's REALLY going on.
>>
>>
>>Slate
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> Sorry Slate
>
> I am too skeptical to take some one's word for it, if the game was not played
>in public i don't believe it. Anyone can say they beat a program, how can i
>verify that it is true?? It's funny you are always hearing people say they beat
>this or that program, yet in all the public games Grandmaster and international
>masters are losing, even on icc the computers when most of the time.
Odell
   What about a situation where the player restricts the opening to 3 or 4
opening lines and plays it over and over eventually eliminating his/her mistakes
and in doing so finding the winning line.Is this a legitimate win against the
computer? That's what I do.Mind you I often forget some lines of play and then
get slaughtered but I'm sure stronger players can master this technique.
 Of course such a technique has its limitations nonetheless it is still
legitimate in my mind.
Al



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