Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 17:23:56 07/21/03
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On July 21, 2003 at 20:03:55, Mike Byrne wrote: >Top GM really don't prepare for a computer - thet are preparing for other top >GM's. They look at PC programs as very tough opponent - but IMO, most of them >do not prepare properly for a PC. It's not the way they are trained. In addition, I think that it is a bit foolish to not change your strategy when playing against computers when your style isn't suited for computer play. For instance, Kasparov is known to play a slightly inferior move to get the opponent into unknown territory, which could be an advantage when you're playing a human (and when you're Kasparov, who will likely fair better when both players are in unknown territory). Similarly, he might play a slightly inferior move or maybe even a sacrifice to get a lot of pressure on the opponent. Again, another great strategy for Kasparov against a human. Kasparov can be attacking all over the board, and 99.9% of humans are going to crack under the pressure, even if there is a winning line buried somewhere. A computer will almost always find that one saving line, so when humans look at a position and think, "I am under so much pressure here, one mistake and it's over, I hope I don't mess up!" Computers look at the same position and sees the one deep saving line and thinks, "I'm up +1.12, good for me." So this is another strategy of Kasparov's that is very successful against humans, but not computers. In my experience, even weaker computer programs are very good at fending off sacrificial attacks, and once you lose the initiative from that kind of attack, it's over, because now you're down material and have nothing to show for it.
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