Author: Mark Young
Date: 12:37:40 07/07/01
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On July 07, 2001 at 13:48:19, Lonnie Cook wrote: >On July 07, 2001 at 13:26:12, Otello Gnaramori wrote: > >>On July 07, 2001 at 12:31:02, Peter Kappler wrote: >> >>> >>>Tactics are much more important. We humans tend to over-estimate the importance >>>of positional play, because it's our strength. :) >>> >>>>Everybody seems to agree that machines are World Champion strength at blitz, and >>>Super-GM strength at rapid (30 min), so why all the controversy over GM strength >>>at standard time controls? >> >>I think it depends from human pride : it's hard to admit that a "stupid machine" >>can achieve this levels of mastery in a pretty intellectual game. >> >>> >>>-Peter > >U hit it on the head exactly plus it's a threat to the game! It is a shame that some people feel that computers are a threat to the game. Chess is still the same game, and computers will not solve the game in our life times if every. I feel computer bring us greater understanding of the truth and the nature of chess, and will sweep away much misconceptions about the game. To me this is a positive not a negative
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