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Subject: Re: can GM's learn from programs

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 09:20:52 05/21/02

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On May 21, 2002 at 11:07:46, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On May 21, 2002 at 10:13:29, K. Burcham wrote:
>
>The answer is as simple as clear.
>
>They can use programs to analyze games with from other GMs
>and themselves. They can use it to analyze variations from their
>openings preparation with.
>
>But they can't learn from it.


What about tactically, can a player less than 2400 learn a few tricks from the
best programs?

Jorge

>
>Whatever commercial propaganda says about chessproducts, they
>are weaker in all respects than a GM, except one: they always
>play a move at the same level.
>
>GM is everywhere better than a program, but doesn't have a
>level that is always above the constant line the program has.
>
>So a GM can't learn anything from the program, except use it to
>analyze with.
>
>>
>>not discussing opening book moves.
>>not discussing egtb's.
>>not discussing a pawn promotion.
>>
>>
>>
>>lets start out saying GM eval is 0, and program eval is 0.
>>lots of time left on both clocks. time is not an issue.
>>
>>the GM makes a move and plays what he sees as a safe move.
>>GM took three minutes to move, but he cannot see the material winning
>>combination for the program.
>>the program takes three more minutes to see material winning move.
>>finally program plays winning move, and GM can see combination.
>>
>>program wins.
>>
>>If GM's cannot learn strategy from programs, if GM's can only learn tactics,
>>then the question is:  in the above described game , it would seem that most of
>>the time the GM cannot learn tactics either. if the combination is too deep for
>>the GM to see he loses material, then he cannot see this in another game.
>>
>>Just wondering how a GM can learn from home practice with programs.
>>it would seem that in a postion were the GM could play a losing move and he
>>cannot see the deep combination, but the program can, he could not have won
>>anyway.
>>
>>maybe some will answer that this is not possible. maybe some will say there
>>is no posiiton that the program can see winning material but GM cannot.
>>
>>of course i am not refering to an simple oversight by the GM. i am not refering
>>to a simple human blunder. i am refering to a situation that the GM says he
>>could not see the combination until it was played out.
>>
>>kburcham



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