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Subject: Re: Saitek GK2100 still rules the world!

Author: Stuzzi Kadent

Date: 12:36:14 08/11/02

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On August 11, 2002 at 11:55:22, Frank Nelson wrote:

>Last month I borrowed a friend's GK2100 and thoughted that I would have an easy
>ride playing it. Next thing I know the computer makes an 18-1 game run and I
>wondered what's the hell going on. My friend told me that he whups the GK2100
>and I am better than him. I haven't played in a tourney in the USA since 1996
>but mostly played postal and internet chess. I estimate that my rating is
>somewhere between 1800-2075. The one win I had against the computer I stopped it
>after 16 moves. I have been studying ala Ken Smith style and playing gambits
>every opportunity presents itself. Your comments are welcome!
>
>me.   Ljubomir Nelson

*sigh* You are not treating the computer with enough respect. If one plays
accurately in the short term, slower computers will make some strategic mistakes
to capitalise on. I think you are caught up in a misconception with the way
Kasparov plays Deep Blue. Computers tend not to see the consequences of
far-reaching sacrifices. But are you clever enough to make them? At your level
you seem to be playing to the computer's tactical strength and your own chess
weakness.



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