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Subject: Re: Grandmasters at home with their PCs

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 07:52:34 09/06/01

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On September 06, 2001 at 10:42:32, stuart taylor wrote:

>I've obviously thought about this question, and it would seem clear to me that
>it ia quite rare for any GM to be casually playing a game with equal timing
>against a top program/hardware of today and win, without takebacks etc.
> But when they apply their full faculties against comp, or when analyzing with
>one, they surely find themselves proving a point against the comp very often,
>and feeling sure that under strict and fair tournament conditions they would
>always win if they really needed to (in a match, or series of games).
> Perhaps, but it takes alot out of them, and they have to be very humble and
>focussed and in their element. And ther's no gurantee
>S.Taylor


Basically, in the privacy of their own homes, the former emperors of chess often
are humbled by a $1000 piece of hardware plus a $50 piece of software.



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