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Subject: The Psychology of Chess and Kramnick's Blunder

Author: Rick Terry

Date: 15:16:53 10/14/02




  I'm a little tired of people attempting to deprive the Deep Fritz Team of the
Legitamate Credit they Deserve. People forget that Psychology is a very large
part of Chess, it is just as much a part of the game as strategy or tactics.
Kasparov once said of Ivanchuck that he had tremoudous talent but wasn't world
Championship material because of his lack of Nerves. Kramnick admited before the
match  the fact that computer have no emotions, which can be an advantage. The
Lack of emotions is a asset that computers have that Humans lack and is a part
of the elo equation, just like intitution is something humans have that
computers lack. How many of us first of all could put so much pressure on
Kramnick that he would blunder in this way??? Great Chess Players deal with
Pressure, which is one of the aspects that make them Great. The Evidence of the
Pressure is when was the last time anyone Got Kramnick in such a jam as to force
him to play in such a way?? I think Deep Fritz deserves every credit for the
Win, against a 2800 elo player even the draw would have merited Great Praise.



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