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Subject: Re: Rebel-Van Wely 1-0

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 20:59:08 02/19/02

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On February 19, 2002 at 21:31:08, Terry Ripple wrote:

>On February 19, 2002 at 14:35:52, Janosch Zwerensky wrote:
>
>>
>>>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.
>-------------------------------
>I totaly agree with Loek van Wely to try and win! Not like some who are so
>willing to take a draw offer so easily.
>Bobby Fischer had this same attitude and won many games from Grandmasters who
>thought he could only get a draw. He complicated the position and beat his
>opponents many times this way!!!
>
>Regards,
>     Terry


I agree in part, but swindling a machine is not like confusing a human opponent.


I give him credit for trying though!

Regards,
 Terry



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