Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 05:03:13 02/20/02
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On February 20, 2002 at 01:33:25, Terry Ripple wrote: >On February 19, 2002 at 23:59:08, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>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 > >I agree that your not going to swindle a machine by tactics but you can swindle >a machine in complicated endgames with some pieces and pawns as i believe they >still can't play some endings correctly!!! > >Regards, > Terry Well that is often true, and if Loek van Wely had not tired he may have come up with something, but unfortunately for him he grew fatigued and his technique fell short of a "Strong" GM. Also in this case, it appeared not too hard of a draw for a strong programme and fast hardware. Terry
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