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Subject: Re: Drawing against Computers (mainly for Kurt)

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 11:13:11 07/25/03

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On July 24, 2003 at 13:49:55, Brian Thomas wrote:

>
>>>A lot of the engines have been tweaked for play against other engines.  Have you
>>>tried some of the "anti-human" or more aggressive settings of some of the
>>>engines?  It would be interesting, for example, to see how your games are
>>>against, for example, Deep Sjeng 1.5 on aggressive, Junior ZX, or Shredder on
>>>aggressive.  Since these settings are more likely to favor wild positions and
>>>sacrifices, it may change the dynamic.
>>
>>     This may indeed be the case. I have not yet tested under such
>>     conditions. I assume that it will be harder to get draws. But on
>>     the other hand, it could more likely happen that I even win from
>>     time to time a game.
>>     Kurt
>
>Exactly, because you could pick up on a possible material advantage and take the
>initiative.  I think it may be more exciting chess, though, than playing for a
>draw.
>
>If you ever try something like this, post the game, it will be interesting to
>watch.
>
>Brian


     I will of course do that.
     Kurt



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