Author: Daniel Clausen
Date: 03:15:43 04/22/02
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On April 22, 2002 at 05:51:43, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >On April 22, 2002 at 04:32:03, Daniel Clausen wrote: > >>On April 22, 2002 at 04:04:24, Jouni Uski wrote: >> >>>This means 4,5-3,5 for Smirin. Of course I can be totally wrong... >>> >>>Jouni >> >>I think your guess is quite good. (plus/minus a few wins/losses :) It seems that >>the programs are tactically so strong, that a GM needs a lot of thinking time >>and quite a positional advantage in order to get the win. The GMs often get an >>advantage (usually positionally, but sometimes also in material, as Smirin did >>just yesterday against Tiger) But to 'drive home' this advantage, precise play >>is needed, which humans often are not capable of, given small time constraints. >> >>Sargon > >A good excuse is always ready...just to remind you that GM Smirin never went in >"zugzwang" during the match, on the contrary he moved always pretty fast. > >w.b.r. >Otello Um.. what exactly did you see as an "excuse"? I'm not defending either side... You seem to imply that I'm one of the "GMs are better than comps" guys. I'm not. But I'm also not one of the "Comps are better than GM guys" btw... I simply stated my impression about the latest GM vs comp games, which happen to be Smirin-comp games at the moment. And my impression is that Smirin could reach an advantageous position, but didn't play precise enough to turn the position into a win. It is my _opinion_ that more time would increase the chances for the GM to turn such advantageous (but not won!) positions into a win. YMMV. That's a far cry from using the "limited time" as an excuse though. I'm aware that these are the conditions of the match and both sides agreed on it before the match began. Sargon
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