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Subject: Re: USCF computer chess ratings

Author: Earl Fuller

Date: 16:19:50 05/13/03

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On May 13, 2003 at 14:18:00, margolies,marc wrote:

>chess knowledge has improved universally, not merely in the opening. this is a
>function of the explosion in english language chess literature and computer
>assisted training. I therefore do not accept the premise of your
>counterargument.
>Although I can see how a casual player might not need to use this knowledge as
>much due to the prevalence of shorter time controls which are percieved to have
>an economic funtion for chess organizers.


Yes, i do agree with alot you have said!  However, i'm not really convenced that
the human players knowledge has increased all that much in over the board play,
except in the opening!  Yes, they do have some knowledge increase, forsure, in
the middle game and endgame, but to say more than that would be saying that a
1900 rated player of today would be equal to a 2100 rated player of yesterday
and i'm not totally convenced thats true, except maybe in the opening as i have
stated before.
However, both sides of the argument are interesting to say the least.
Earl



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