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Subject: Re: The Quandary Now Facing The Average Chess Player

Author: Dana Turnmire

Date: 09:29:24 02/01/03

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On February 01, 2003 at 09:27:48, Russell Reagan wrote:

>On January 31, 2003 at 22:12:32, Dana Turnmire wrote:
>
>>but now the time has come as to whether we can any longer
>>trust our chess manuals or if we go with computer analysis.
>
>Why must grandmaster analysis and computer analysis be mutually exclusive? The
>facts are that computers understand some positions better than our best humans,
>and in other positions computers play like complete beginners. The same goes for
>humans. Computers are just another type of chess player. They have their
>strengths and weaknesses.

I'm not saying either one is exclusive.  I was merely pointing out that at one
time our chess manuals were the unquestioned final authorities pretty much.



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