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Subject: Re: World Champions vs Computers

Author: James Doby

Date: 16:23:23 01/11/02

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On January 11, 2002 at 19:03:43, David Rasmussen wrote:

>Whom of the greates players in the history of chess would have the best chance
>against computers, not knowing he was playing a computer?
>
>I'm actually not talking world champions only. I don't want to exclude Morphy,
>Nimzowitch, Schlecther, Rubinstein etc. etc.
>
>Would Capablanca's style be harder for computers than Tal, for example? Just to
>name two players who had very different styles. How would Aleckhine do against a
>computer? I mean, his complicated tactical style, a computer might see right
>through?
>
>Take your pick! And please explain it too.
>
>/David


  I have little doubt the Humans above would win in a Six Game match, Alekhine
like Kasparov can Play tactically with any computer. Vassily Smythov was a
Contemparary of these fellows you mention, He is a very old man today, yet
Century1 was unable to defeat him in the Grandmaster Challenge, infact he had
the superior position all game, ofcourse Smthov is a Paltzer compared to
Alekhine and Capa.





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