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Subject: Re: The big compromise

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 14:33:34 04/09/02

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On April 09, 2002 at 16:38:30, Otello Gnaramori wrote:

>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.
>


Not necessary, maybe, but it will help!


>
>>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) ?


That's what I meant by "smarter."



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