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Subject: Re: GM Smirin vs 4 comps - Match Predictions

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 00:33:12 04/17/02

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On April 17, 2002 at 03:04:52, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On April 17, 2002 at 01:31:51, Joe Little wrote:
>
>>On April 16, 2002 at 18:28:36, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>>
>>>On April 16, 2002 at 17:19:13, martin fierz wrote:
>>>>a program which plays a game like shredder vs.
>>>>smirin is just not GM strength. it is 3000+ in tactics and 2000- in positional
>>>>play.
>>>
>>>I think that chess is made over 90% of tactics... so 2700+ is not an optimistic
>>>evaluation.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Otello
>>
>>
>> I agree, seems pretty obvious to me but who am I?
>
>Yes Chess is 90% tactics at least, maybe even 95%! But that would still only
>mean that programmes play around 2700 level in tactics only, not in positional
>play and planning, which is _fundamental_ and till a programme aquires this
>skill in won't be a _complete_ Grandmaster.
>
>Planning is many years away, positional play is advanced a long ways but still
>needs improvement.
>
>Computers will play 2800+ in tactics long before it can actually manage deep
>positional play, let alone planning.

I think that computers are 2800+ in tactic even today and it is not something
about the future.

tactics is not only long combinations but mainly short combinations.
No human can see every short combination that programs has no chance to miss.

Uri



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