Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:55:00 04/29/02
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On April 29, 2002 at 12:02:48, Roy Eassa wrote: >On April 29, 2002 at 11:01:28, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>Smirin was a "bit lucky"? Had the second and third games been played at >>40/2hr he would have been 3-0 after three games. He was winning in all >>three but time caused two of them to become draws. >> >>I wish _I_ had that kind of "luck". > > >Good point about those early games. > >But I also think Smirin got complacent or cocky after that early degree of >success and got himself into unnecessary trouble in the last two games.\ possibly true. This is a "human failing" that happens all too often. Of course a sharp slap in the face brings reality back, as typically happens to a "second-time offender". :) > In the >former one, he had a position that would be easy (IMO) for nearly any master to >draw against any opponent yet he "fell asleep" and allowed himself to drift into >a losing position (with numerous technical glitches perhaps helping in that >regard). And in the latter one, he made a conscious but unwise (IMHO) *choice* >to play 17.cxd4 instead of 17.c4 which would have closed the position. Within >the next several moves he was outplayed and reached a possibly losing position >before his world-class comeback. The troubles in both games were directly due, >IMHO, to his lack of respect of the computer's abilities. > >A key part of successful anti-computer technique is, IMO, *always* recognizing >what can happen if you take the computer lightly. You can rarely survive if you >let your guard down or take unnecessary risks against these beasts! This is what sets the navy Seals apart from (say) army regulars. They have been beat on so much that they don't underestimate _anything_. Take a guy out with a bomb or a knife? Use the bomb whenever possible. Much more "positive"... Very unlike the Chuck Norris movies (like Delta Force) where he always obliges the enemy by removing his gun and going at it hand to hand. A Seal would _never_ do that, due to training. GMs have to get slapped here and there to keep their "focus" it seems... :)
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