Author: James T. Walker
Date: 14:58:59 07/26/01
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On July 26, 2001 at 13:55:55, Dann Corbit wrote: >On July 26, 2001 at 11:17:02, James T. Walker wrote: > >>Hello Uri, >>Well you did not have the game history and I used 128M hash but it's not >>comforting to note that Hiarcs 7.32 took almost 10 minutes to find Be3 on your >>computer. In a tournament time control of 40/2 it may or may not take that >>time. Maybe it depends on how much time it has left before the 40 move mark. >>This still leaves a big hole in faster time controls. I personally don't like >>the idea of tuning a program to play best at long time controls and ignoring >>blitz. I still believe most people do not take the time to play their computers >>at 40/2. The last time I asked how many people do this only one person >>responded. Even FIDE has dropped that time control and I believe it's time for >>SSDF to do the same. > >Blitz is what most people play. >Eventually, chess will be gone, and everyone will play lightning. >Won't that be a joyful day. Hello Dann, People will still enjoy a nice "relaxing" game of chess but not with their computers because they are killers of average players. I think most people play the computer at blitz time controls but take as much time as they like to make their own moves. At least that's how I usually play mine. I still feel rushed because the computer moves so quickly and I find myself trying to do the same. I have to remind myself to take my time and look for better moves. I still get killed by the computer. Still, the trend is to shorten the games and I'm happy that the games do not go to the "seconds" anymore. I firmly believe that chess games should be played at one sitting and 10 hour games are just not interesting to watch. Jim
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