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Subject: Re: Can not computers invent sacrifices?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 02:58:19 08/05/03

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On August 05, 2003 at 05:41:23, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:

>On August 04, 2003 at 16:29:05, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On August 04, 2003 at 14:21:25, Dan Andersson wrote:
>>
>>> Most probably because they believed the tactical elements would dominate. The
>>>comp won't make any short term tactical mistakes. And it will avoid
>>>simplifications.
>>
>>I do not think that in general computers avoid simplifications.
>>weak humans can sometimes draw against them because the computer does not avoid
>>simplification.
>>
>>
>> And any human makes tactical mistakes. I believe Kasparov
>>>himself estimated he made more than one in an average game. Don't remember his
>>>exact estimate.
>>
>>I do not believe in it.
>>
>>Even I (near 2000 player) had games when I did not do a single tactical mistake
>>and the same for the opponent(based on analysis with chess programs).
>>
>
>Was it a grandmaster draw in fifteen moves?
>Sincerely in my opinion, if you really believe you and your opponent have played
>perfect games which are not short draws based on computer analysis, then you are
>wildly overestimating yourself, your opponent and the programs.
>José.

I did not say that I played perfect games.
I only said that I have draws when based on computer analysis there was no
tactical mistake and they usually take more than 15 moves.

We are talking about tactical mistakes and not about positional mistakes.

Uri



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