Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 03:26:24 10/15/02
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On October 15, 2002 at 03:21:17, José Carlos wrote: > You have to make a difference between science and sport/competition. Chess >players are sportmen/competitors, and chess tournaments are competitions. > When you do scientific research (in CC), you focus on algorithms and >heuristics, but when you compete, you want to win games. Kramnik, Kasparov, >Topalov, Shirov, they all play to win games (which includes moving fast in >zeitnot, preparing killing lines in openings, etc). They have to, because their >earnings depend on it. > Remember when Benko had to wear sunglasses to prevent Tahl hipnotizing him! > And when Fisher didn't do the strongest move, that he had written down on the >scoresheet, because Tahl and Petrossian where laughing at the move! > I guess Bob is more concenrned with research, while Frans or Ed are more >concerned with competition. Nothing wrong with that. After all, we all need >money to live. We chose a way (or the way choses us!) and walk it the best we >can. > > José C. Nothing wrong with that! But I would like to see the competitive guys to reflect their own behaviour. That is why I wrote the article. Not to blame someone. Rolf Tueschen
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