Author: José Carlos
Date: 02:40:41 01/21/03
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On January 21, 2003 at 05:19:31, Steffen Jakob wrote: >On January 21, 2003 at 04:34:43, José Carlos wrote: > >// > >> Maybe you have a different definition over there. >> I've played chess for some years, I've played spanish ch. a couple of times, >>I've been champion of my area many times... In my experience as a chess player, >>a TN is a N which: >> - is played by a strong player >> - is played in a "correct" game (meaning that, after the move, there's a good >>plan) >> - is later repeated by others >> >> In a word, a TN is a N which proves good. A random N is _never_ considered a >>TN. Otherwise, every game would contain a TN. > >If the TN is refuted years later, was it then still a TN? ;-) > >Greetings, >Steffen. Sure. Until chess is solved, there's no absolute truth in it (except forced mates or draws of course). A move that works and is backed by interesting ideas is good. The fact that it is later refuted doesn't change the past. In the past the move was good, eventhough it isn't anymore. Actually it's not important, it's just a name chess players use to understand among them. A theoretical novelty influences theory, hence the name. José C.
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