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Subject: Re: Although older, Karpov will be stronger than Kasparov in future

Author: Martin Giepmans

Date: 09:07:43 12/21/02

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On December 21, 2002 at 09:39:21, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On December 21, 2002 at 01:02:23, Dux Kazer wrote:
>
>> What about V Korchnnoi? ....he is more or less Kasparov (at least most than
>>Karpov) and He is playing great chess....
>
>I don't know if the old Kasparov is playing chess at the level of the old
>Korchnoi. I doubt it. Reason: Kasparov has NOT the stamina of Korchnoi, he can
>be much more disturbed by the environment. But if you like Korchnoi, why not
>including Smylov, a completely different player, but also extremely strong in
>old age.
>
>BTW about all these topics there should be some research, but alas, it's much
>easier to let chess programs play automatically and then present statistically
>invalid results. And then claim GM status. You must not think too much. :)
>
>Rolf Tueschen

Korchnoi has a complicated style, but that doesn't necessarily mean
that he is calculating that much. I think he is essentially a "feeling"
(or intuitive) type as a chess player, like Karpov, Petrosjan and Smyslow.
Such players can feel their way even in near complete mental darkness (= zero
nodes/second in computerchess terms).

As the story goes Petrosjan could smell danger. So maybe we should label
these players as "smelling types".
The eyes may become bad, the ears may become deaf, memory may fade, but
a long as we have a nose ... ;)

Implementing a nose: the ultimate goal of chess programming?

Martin





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