Author: Louis Fagliano
Date: 13:00:07 02/20/02
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On February 20, 2002 at 14:04:43, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On February 20, 2002 at 13:56:37, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On February 20, 2002 at 13:33:52, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On February 20, 2002 at 12:54:49, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote: >>> >>>>On February 20, 2002 at 12:23:45, Graham Laight wrote: >>>> >>>>>On February 20, 2002 at 12:07:45, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>What is "terrible and tragic" here? Is the hyperbole already out of >>>>>>control? >>>>>> >>>>>>:) >>>>> >>>>>Being English, I do not overstate lightly. >>>>> >>>>>"Terrible" refers to the apparent ease with which LVW was able to progress after >>>>>move 16 (granted I could not have done it myself). No fight - just gentle >>>>>capitulation. >>>>> >>>>>"Tragic" refers to the fact that, after yesterday, Ed was in a position to >>>>>become the first programmer to beat a super GM with a single processor due to >>>>>having a program with excellent positional play. This afternoon, this dream lies >>>>>in tatters - with only the prospect of further humiliation from LVW to come. >>>>> >>>>>Credit where credit's due though - it was valiantly brave of Ed to have a go at >>>>>this. >>>>> >>>>>-g >>>>> >>>>>[D]4b3/8/4p1k1/1pKpPpP1/1Pp2P2/2P1P3/4B3/8 b - - 0 48 >>>>It is not over yet.I still believe Van Wely will lose. >>> >>> >>>This game? Black is hopelessly lost even against a 1500 player... >> >> >>I think he means the Match Bob....but you know that right;-) >> >>Well ALI .....Opps....it's not over, but you really have no respect for >>SuperGrandMasters! >> >>Terry > > >I assumed he meant the game, because there was a diagram at the end. > >If I was wrong... I was just wrong. :) > >And lots of folks here have no respect for the super-GM players. For >reasons that are totally lost on me. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out why. Super-GM players represent what computer chess enthusiasts hope their brainchild will beat someday. So they are the "enemy" and it's boo, hiss, and hate.
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