Author: Albert Silver
Date: 10:27:36 12/05/01
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On December 05, 2001 at 11:49:05, Torstein Hall wrote:
>On December 05, 2001 at 11:28:54, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>
>>>Since computers are so strong tactically, players can try out a sacrifrice on
>>>the computer and thus save time by not calculating themself. Also I understand,
>>>you can download recent games of your opponent with pocket Fritz, which might be
>>>handy in the openingstage.
>>>
>>
>>I doubt if the last will apply. The time secondants had to work an evening to
>>prepare for the next opponent is now far behind with the possibility of big
>>databases and very recent online games available. One or two hours of studying
>>for a GM and he knows what his opponent will do and when. Maybe for me as a
>>patzer it is difficult to keep only one position in mind, but to the trained
>>professional mind of the IM/GM no doubt all variations (recently) played by his
>>opponent are "safely inside" his (or her) head.
>>
>>The first explanation make much more sense to me, accompanied by the advantage
>>you get of not thinking and stressing, as playing a tournament and a game can be
>>exhausting. People with computer assistance to do the dirty work -like you
>>suggested- indeed do have an advantage.
>>
>>And one last thought: wasn't Karpov the man unable of manoeuvring a mouse in his
>>advanced chess game against Anand? It could well be that he realized if they all
>>started cheating with computers he would be the one surely losing on athletic
>>performance when operating his pocket pc.... ;)
>>
>>J.
>
>Pocket Fritz is no help tactically to players at this level. You need more comp.
>power than Pocket at high GM level. I think it actually would be more of a
>distraction!
>The only help they could get from it is to look up resent games in the played
>variation. Maybee your oponent has prepared something new for you. Then it could
>come in real handy to have a pocket device to help you in the opening stage.
>
>Torstein
I don't see why everyone presumes the threat is Pocket Fritz. Remember that
German cheater who used some kind of radio device in his ear? I don't see why
one couldn't hook up one of these pocket machines to a powerful PC somewhere.
Albert
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