Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:02:33 08/23/01
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On August 23, 2001 at 08:50:22, Jeroen Noomen wrote: >On August 23, 2001 at 05:40:53, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >Hey, > >Don't make a fool out of Bob, please. Michel Langeveld, who is >operating Crafty in Maastricht, did some preparations for Quest >and didn't count on this line. He played 1 Nc3, but somehow it >became a Sicilian. > >Besides, it was certainly not a 'dead lost sicilian' line. > >Jeroen > I agree. In fact, even had this been a "dead lost" line, Michel has done an outstanding job in adjusting the book round by round, and is certainly responsible for more wins than losses with his changes. He was afraid (justifiably so) of Alex preparing something for the d4/Nf3/Bf4 line he had been playing with reasonable success. This is a part of the events (the book tweaking between rounds). He has done exceptionally well in that regard. In fact, he reminds me of me many years ago. We used to burn the lamp all night long preparing for the next round (gower and myself) just like Michel did. When someone volunteers to operate crafty at these events, I basically give them "full latitude" in how they carry out the match preparations. They handle the book changes, etc, totally. They are free to contact me to ask about specific preparations if they want, but it is not a requirement I give them. Too many distractions. Too many chances to not be able to reach me at a critical moment. If they are prepared to "go it alone" then it eases the mental stress significantly. I hope he has enjoyed himself. I've talked to him on the phone several times, and he has sounded tired at times. I know the feeling. :) > > >>Hahahaha! >> >>For those who missed it, see the thread below: >> >>>On August 20, 2001 at 21:49:33, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>One thing I can guarantee you, you will _not_ see a dead lost sicilian >>>>opening by crafty. Absolutely 0.000000000 chance of that happening again. >>>> >>>>:) >>> >>>Think so? There are several things that can go wrong. >>> >>>a) bug in book code >>>b) operator error >>>c) late transposition >>> >>>Murphy will someday come and hunt you, Bob. >>> >>>-- >>>GCP >> >> >>I can guarantee you that there is no bug that is going to cause it to play >>1. e4 as white. :) And should black try something cute like 1. d4 c5, we >>aren't going to try to transpose with Nf3 or anything like that either. :) >> >>No chance. Our book isn't ridiculously wide, but at least we are going to >>avoid the known bashes from London. One day it will play those lines just >>fine, when I have time to tune it better. For the present, we go by the >>philosophy "if you can't get it off your shoe, don't step in it." >> >>:) >> >>-- >>GCP
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