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Subject: Re: Rebel-Van Wely 1-0

Author: Janosch Zwerensky

Date: 11:35:52 02/19/02

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>Yes it is a good attitude if you want to lose and please the gallery

He wanted to win, and had he won, it would indeed have been a win for the
gallery too.

> ,i consider
>that it is not very serious to throw a game like that , he has a sure draw why
>take risk ?

I believe he believed that the computer believed that its position was superior
and I think that van Wely hoped that the machine would, at some point, blow it
up because of this.
It is not always entirely insane to think that way and it can indeed lead to
wins.

>(...)

Regards,
Janosch.

• Re: Rebel-Van Wely 1-0 Terry Ripple 18:31:08 02/19/02
  • Re: Rebel-Van Wely 1-0 Ed Schröder 03:43:30 02/20/02
  • Re: Rebel-Van Wely 1-0 Terry McCracken 20:59:08 02/19/02
    • Re: Rebel-Van Wely 1-0 Terry Ripple 22:33:25 02/19/02
      • Re: Rebel-Van Wely 1-0 Terry McCracken 05:03:13 02/20/02

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