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Subject: Re: Why did hydra team chose adams?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 03:02:22 05/26/05

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On May 26, 2005 at 05:25:00, Tony Werten wrote:

>On May 25, 2005 at 16:17:35, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On May 25, 2005 at 16:09:10, Tony Werten wrote:
>>
>>>On May 25, 2005 at 15:40:14, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>
>>>>On May 25, 2005 at 10:33:32, emerson tan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Why did hydra team chose adams? Leko and kramnik styles seem to more appropriate
>>>>>against a computer. Anand is also well adapted to play against a computer. I
>>>>>like to see if hydra can defeat Kramnik's berlin wall. Anand keep on exchanging
>>>>>pieces against a computer before that with very few materials. it wasnt able to
>>>>>create winning chances.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>      Nobody except the Hydra team will know. We can however
>>>>      expect an interesting match providet Adams plays for
>>>>      a win.
>>>>      Kurt
>>>
>>>Maybe. OTOH it also might be interesting to see if he can draw. Humans that not
>>>play for a win seem to be hard to defeat.
>>>
>>>Humans that not play for a win but recognize a change to win without a danger of
>>>losing have the best chance to beat a computer imo. Most humans however seem to
>>>forget this strategy after winning 1 game.
>>>
>>>But still, if Adams can draw any game at will, chessprograms still have a long
>>>way to go.
>>>
>>>Tony
>>
>>If Adams can draw any game at will then I can congratulate him for solving
>>chess.
>
>I fail to see the logic in this.
>
>The fact that Adams can draw me at will doesn't mean he has solved chess does it
>? But when he can draw Hydra it does ?
>
>Tony

The logic is that if Adams can draw any game at will then it means that it is
not depdenent of the oponent.

Draw any game against hydra at will is different but if he can do it against
hydra and not against other players then the question will be what are the bad
moves of hydra that other players do not play.

Uri



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