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Subject: Re: The big compromise

Author: Otello Gnaramori

Date: 13:38:30 04/09/02

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On April 09, 2002 at 16:02:47, Roy Eassa wrote:

>In order to consistently beat top computers, a human will require BOTH great
>chess skill and ALSO high "avoid heavy tactics" skill.  One without the other
>will probably not lead to a human consistently beating the top computers.
>

I don't agree.
Since that means forcing too much the game of chess out of its roots...remember
that chess is enriched by tactics play , avoiding at any cost this kind of play
means to miss all the magnificent combinations made famous in the past by great
combinative players like Tal, Steinitz ,etc.
I tend to agree with GM Huebner that said after his match against Fritz in
Dortmund that it is not necessary to betray one's style at any costs when facing
the machine.


>It will be interesting, IMHO, to watch the race: GMs improving this new skill as
>the years go on (the best ones probably can't improve their traditional chess
>skill very quickly any more), versus computers getting faster and "smarter."

And don't you think that also comps. are progressing meanwhile (antihuman techs)
?

w.b.r.
Otello



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