Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 15:04:27 05/22/05
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On May 22, 2005 at 17:36:27, Robert Hollay wrote: >On May 22, 2005 at 17:16:43, Kurt Utzinger wrote: > >>On May 22, 2005 at 16:45:24, Robert Hollay wrote: >> >>[...] >>>If relatively weak players can draw against the top engines, why couldn't an IM >>>achieve always a draw against a GM? (using the so called "stonewall" technique) >>> >>>Robert >> >> >> Because a GM >> >> a) has a much greater chess knowledge >> in all phases of a game than an IM >> >> b) plays usually more precisely than >> an IM >> >> c) ... wins for some other reasons >> >> Kurt > >So a human can always prevent another human to play the so called "anti-chess"? >I asked this question only because it seemed to me that this "stonewall" defence >reduces the margin of knowledge between chess-players. You mean the margin of the differences in knowledge... yes, but the point is if a GM does know your tick for Stonewall, he will prepare for advantages. A Stonewall is NOT absolutely safe.
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