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Subject: Re: The big compromise

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 10:52:28 04/11/02

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On April 11, 2002 at 09:54:54, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On April 10, 2002 at 17:27:34, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>
>>On April 10, 2002 at 16:22:18, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>> Lower-rated players are still looking for that "niche"
>>>they can play in and do well, and by "thinking outside the box" they manage
>>>to give computers a lot of trouble...  The GMs, however, want to maintain
>>>their "edge" without diving into new waters, so they tend to play normal chess
>>>and have their troubles...
>>
>>You mean that anticomputer experts also if elo low rated can manage to beat
>>comps while super gm's playing their normal style are doomed...
>>I find it rather an oversimplifying concept... anticomps techs are ok, but often
>>not enough to beat an high rated silicon beast nowadays.
>
>
>I have seen masters and IM players (on ICC) do _far_ better than GM
>players against computers.  Because the humans are ferocious anti-computer
>players while most GM players are not...
>
>


At some point in time, hopefully (and the sooner the better, because computers
are getting stronger every month), a super-GM will also become ultra-savvy on
how to play anti-computer chess.

THEN it will get interesting!



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