Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:26:22 08/23/01
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On August 23, 2001 at 14:23:30, Jeroen Noomen wrote: >On August 23, 2001 at 11:02:33, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >Hi Bob, > >I can confirm this. IMO Michel did a great job for Crafty. >Preparing and changing the book even in the middle of the >night, after 8-10 hours of playing time. His lines turned >out to work well, see f.e. the game vs. Junior where Crafty >was clearly winning. I really think you should have Michel >in next important tourneys! He also is a nice guy :-). > >BTW, congrats on a great tournament. I think Crafty really >showed its teeth and played a strong tournament. > >Jeroen > > If he is stupid enough to volunteer again, he will be hired again. :) Same pay scale, etc. :) > >>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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