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Subject: Re: VAN Wely wins - Terrible, Tragic Setback For Ed.

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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