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Subject: Re: Smirin vs. Shredder - a question

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 11:55:06 04/15/02

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On April 15, 2002 at 14:41:59, Joe McCarro wrote:

>Smirin really smeared shredder.   I wouldn't be suprised he knew how the game
>would go before he sat down.  He prepared against it and just ran through the
>moves.  I don't think we should over react though.  Even if the micros are weak
>at king defense humans are weak tactically.  The jury is still out on which
>weakness is more telling.

Humans are weak tactically? That's simply false, it is true that top players
fatigue, and miss tactical shots a machine would never miss and there lies in
it's strength. But long range tactics often allude the computer and not the GM.
Computers still suffer from the "horizen effect" and will for some years to
come.

Terry



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