Author: Louis Fagliano
Date: 19:10:57 01/11/02
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On January 11, 2002 at 19:22:44, Martin Giepmans wrote: >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 bet on Capa, because of his crystal-clear positional insight. >But I would love to see Alekhine play a computer. >I think Alekhine would feel challenged and do everything to beat the silicon >monster. And in his own way, no anti-computer stuff. > >Martin Speaking of "his own way, no anti-computer stuff" I would assume he wouldn't play openings like 1. d3 or 1. c3 to get the computer out of it's opening book. And that brings up the question of opening books. Capa & Alekhine knew much less opening theory than what are played in modern times. If the Alekhine or Capablacnca of the 20’s or 30’s suddenly played Fritz 7 with, say, Powerbooks 2002 loaded, wouldn’t the computer have an excellent chance of nailing Capa or Alekhine in a theoretical line favoring itself and come out of book practically winning? This might be especially so if the opening were a straightforward Queen’s Gambit Declined or Ruy Lopez (which were very popular in master play at the time) where Powerbooks 2002 or even Fritz’s own custom designed book has tons of theory loaded into it.
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