Author: Uri Blass
Date: 03:01:08 02/08/03
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On February 08, 2003 at 05:44:39, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On February 08, 2003 at 04:22:22, Mike S. wrote: > >>On February 07, 2003 at 21:59:05, Graham Laight wrote: >> >>>(...) >>>Here's another thought. Shay and Amir should have trained their minds to >>>withstand the pressure to take a draw. >>>(...) >>>Oh how I wish - and I know that many others feel the same way as well - that >>>today they had taken the COURAGEOUS path rather than the cowardly one >>>rationalised as "sensible". >> >>True. It's something I used to think ever since. It's like a "VIP bonus", as I >>call it. Draws are often agreed (or even offered) much too soon by the computer >>operators/programmers. The position may be equal (among two human GMs), but the >>program will still apply the "tactical" pressure on the human opponent, in other >>words he would have to play precisely throughout a probably boring and tiring >>rest of the game, while the computer doesn't get tired. That's a computer >>advantage the comp teams should use, just like the human has his advantages in >>strategy etc. >> >>I remember a Fritz game from a Dutch Championship (which was widely discussed >>because of Fritz' participation), where Frans Morsch offered the draw when the >>GM was in better position, but was in severe time trouble and would undoubtly >>have run out of time otherwise. Result of Morsch's courtesy was that the GM >>complained (!) afterwards that Fritz should have resigned. So it doesn't pay >>anyway. Comp teams should go for the full point always, with no compromises as >>long as there is still much doubt if they are top GM level or not. > >Typical nonsense. Completely weak for a spin doctor! Because if they played like >THAT, human GM would abstain. I would recommand a view in a longer perspective. > >Rolf Tueschen No I think that they should play like that. Human GM's will play if they get money. Uri
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