Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 10:58:46 11/21/03
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On November 21, 2003 at 03:26:41, Mig Greengard wrote: >I'm seeing him again before he leaves Sunday so if you >have an interesting, (non-flame) question for him on comp chess I'll be happy to >put it to him (and take credit for it myself of course). The success of a computer player often is dependant upon whether the computer can get a position that it plays well it. This is true in computer vs. computer games, and especially true when playing against humans. I've asked this question here and on newsgroups before, and never got a clear answer. My question is whether or not it is possible for one player (human or computer) to always secure a particular kind of position (open, closed, etc.). In other words, can Kasparov always secure those closed kinds of positions if he really wanted to? Or does the computer opponent have to make a few oversights for him to acheive such positions? Conversely, is it possible for the computer (or even a human player) to always acheive the open, tactical positions? Or does the player need an oversight or two to acheive the open, tactical position? Given Kasparov's experience and the fact that he is probably the greatest player to ever live, I'd be interested to know what he thinks about this. In his games it seemed to come down to this, more or less. When the computer was able to maintain the tactical tension it won. When Kasparov was able to get the closed position, safely out of reach of Fritz's tactical abilities, he won without much struggle. The other games, while they had some tactical situations, did not have a sustained position (tactical or blocked) one way or the other for most of the game. My best guess is that it is not always possible, and that when each side prevents the other from obtaining their preferred type of position, the game ends in a draw.
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