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Subject: Re: Hydra vs Adams /Antichess or Whatever.......

Author: Pablo Ignacio Restrepo

Date: 12:12:15 05/21/05

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David.

Agreed with you. It is the moment that a Top Human being Chess player to jump
over the orthodox and classic chess concepts.
The Earth Planet has change and the chess science too.
To will be into the battle against Top engines across traditional anticomputer
chess ways or across conventional chess it is an absurd and to be an idiot.
Best Regard,
Pablo


On May 21, 2005 at 14:55:42, David H. McClain wrote:

>Gentlemen,
>
>Now that the introductions are over regarding anti-chess strategies, opinions
>and personalities, perhaps a "what if" hypothesis should be thrown out to talk
>about.
>
>Since Michael Adams is a Super GM chess professional, he makes his living at
>playing chess.  With that stated, why wouldn't (couldn't) he use the well known
>stategies of anti-chess and win a quick $60,000 by drawing all the games (@
>$10,000 per draw) with Hydra in next month's tournament 6 game tournament?
>
>It would seem simple enough to me for Adams to have the capacity to do this
>using anti-chess methods.  Why should he play into the strength of Hydra and
>stand a very good chance of becoming a loser in each?
>
>It's obvious Hydra has significant weaknesses with anti-chess tactics.  Would it
>be considered unethical for Adams to do this?  Afterall, the Hydra team states
>over and over again that they are "the strongest chess entity in the world" and
>as far as I can see, by using anti-chess tecniques by a truly Super GM, it could
>be an easy $60,000 for Adams.
>
>Insults and criticisms are welcome.  I have a thick skin!  :)   DHM



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