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Subject: Re: Weak-chain argument

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:14:55 02/16/03

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On February 16, 2003 at 06:46:33, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On February 15, 2003 at 22:17:52, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On February 15, 2003 at 14:52:10, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>
>>>On February 15, 2003 at 14:34:31, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Answer me this, What Difference Does it make if you play more
>>>>>positional chess, if you cannot defeated me??
>>>>
>>>>If that were the case, I would agree.  But by the same token, do you want
>>>>your program to play 30 brilliant moves and one lemon move, over and over?
>>>>That one lemon will drag your performance _way_ down at the top of the rating
>>>>scale.
>>>
>>>
>>>Bob, may I point out with humility that this is exactly my weak-chain argument?
>>>Finally we are on the point. Did you ever reflect what would happen if
>>>
>>> - in a really recompensating money atmosphere and
>>>
>>> - after top players adopted specific comp related chess?
>>>
>>>And that on the base of a known permanent weakness?
>>>
>>>That is the point. And not the typical hype based on show events /commercials.
>>>
>>>What is you impression with the GM play on ICC? But note, Roman D. had to face
>>>an always changed version [on the base of his own hints]. Guess what will happen
>>>if several top GM work hard on a counter strategy against comps, in other words
>>>if GM adopt 'Eduard'...
>>>
>>>Only then, and that is my argument since long, the actual commercial progs begin
>>>to SUCK. But on a permanent base!
>>>
>>>My questions to Amir went a bit in the same direction. Let's see how far the
>>>experts can open their mind.
>>>
>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>
>>
>>The question is "too hard" for someone that is _not doing this_.  IE who can
>>say what a top GM player would do when folks start waving a million bucks
>>around?  IE would he try to stomp the program and end the matches for years?
>>Would he intentionally "play down" to guarantee another million dollar match
>>next year?
>>
>>I'm not capable or qualified to answer that...
>>
>>And anything I might say would be absolute 100% speculation.
>
>
>But - you are qualified enough, perhaps the best qualified in the field, to
>judge the actual strength of the progs in relation to GM and their chess. Say,
>the GM would run wild and were determined to kill, would they succeed or not,
>that is the question, NOT would they really want that or would they do it.
>
>I know the answer from all what you said. But you want to hide it? For what
>sensible goal? Do you want to avoid the deception of computerchess lovers
>worldwide? Or don't you want to harm the future show events?
>
>
>Rolf Tueschen


The answer is "none of the above."  I'm not willing to speculate about things
that I ultimately have no way of proving.  IE how can I prove what he was
thinking and what his motivation was?  And without any way to prove/disprove
anything, I don't see how my comments could help, although they could
certainly hurt.



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