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Subject: Re: Smirin vs. Shredder - a question

Author: Mark Young

Date: 12:00:38 04/15/02

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On April 15, 2002 at 14:55:06, Terry McCracken wrote:

>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

Remember tha GM Smirin is the #17 in the world at playing chess. And we only
have one game played.



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