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Subject: Re: IM Emanuel Berg ELO 2500 vs computer

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 14:09:09 03/30/02

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On March 30, 2002 at 16:34:29, Bertil Eklund wrote:

>On March 30, 2002 at 15:14:34, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>On March 30, 2002 at 14:46:53, martin fierz wrote:
>>
>>
>>>this is great! from the last 4 games you could see that emanuel was not
>>>frightened at all and played "normal" chess against the tiger, and even won. i
>>>think sometimes humans play anticompter style, although they don't really know
>>>how (e.g. gulko in his first games as black), and then they get beaten even
>>>worse than if they had tried for a normal game. i'm looking forward to seeing
>>>these games!
>>>
>>>aloha
>>>  martin
>>
>>
>> Right, Emanuel has no fear whatsoever. This was obvious very early - like
>> when he as 15 year old declined an early draw offer from GM Bagirov - and
>> went on to win it in 27 moves! Bagirov was very upset afterwards, and the
>> following loss in the blitz tournament didn't exactly make things easier...
>> This happened 1997. And the point with these games vs top programs is exactly
>> to test his normal way of playing. He is very talented in tactics - but that's
>> the home ground for computers... It's also interesting to see that Emanuel
>> is on his way to be a GM by:
>>
>> a) always playing 1.e4 - and never Ruy Lopez...
>> b) always playing French/Dutch as black
>> c) never studied much from books.


>
>I really wish him luck and hops he stops playing the almost incorrect dutch
>defense I guess he can earn 50 elo in a few months whatever else he chooses
>against 1.d4...At least it is what happened when a few "mediocre" players did
>the same (2000-2250)
>
> Bertil


 Yes, a "not always Dutch" - attitude is already on its way. Problem
 is he knows too little about the strategical concepts in Nimzo Indian,
 Queens Indian/Gambit, compared with GM:s - so it will take some time I guess.
 Maybe we will see such openings vs Tiger or Fritz.

 Sune




>
> everybody knows these things, so he's experimenting with some
>> (for him) new openings. Ruy Lopez will probably never happen since
>> there is too much theory on this opening...;-)
>>
>> Sune



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