Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 15:37:38 06/22/98
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On June 22, 1998 at 13:38:45, Moritz Berger wrote: >Extensive reports about the Ordix open are now available on the >www.chessbase.com site. I found the following information very interesting: > >--- >We greatly profited from the fast database access of ChessBase 7.0 in this >tournament: Five minutes before the begin of the round the pairings were known. >In this period of time we used the function "player dossier" to look for >weaknesses or dangerously successful lines in the opponents repertoire. The >Fritz book was adapted accordingly using the settings Main move and Don't play >in tournament. A lot of credit for the success in Frankfurt goes to Alexander >Kure from Vienna, who prepared a well adapted book for this tournament. >--- > >So they used direct opening preparation against specific opponents and got >themselves one of the best computer opening experts (Alex Kure, well known from >his Nimzo opening books). Now I begin to understand the incredible performance >... > >I don't feel that they cheated, they just used their resources in the best >possible way. Certainly there will be disagreement from the anti-Fritz camp ... > >Very likely the new ChessBase 7 player dossier feature will also be relevant in >future human events where the participants will be consulting their notebooks >between the rounds. > I think this is perfectly legitimate. When I played actively in tournaments, I did the same thing, particularly against one well-known expert in our club that *hated* tactical gambit openings. That's all he ever got from me. :) The right opening can make a huge difference. So can the wrong one. :) Bob >Moritz
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