Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 04:17:46 06/26/05
On June 26, 2005 at 03:35:01, Sandro Necchi wrote: >Well, I believe he has underestimated the opponent since most GMs do not give >credit to computers in general... And this will not change after the Adams vs Hydra show event. You've given the correct statement. A GM must be strong against such machines, but he must also be prepared to know and to practically play against the weaknesses of machines. I think we agree that Adams is strong. But we also agree that he didn't play the weaknesses of machines. This is insulting the whole history of chess because since Lasker at last we know how important the playing against your opponents weaknesses is in chess. Now the other side of the problem. We all know that no GM is willing to play nonsense chess. Viewed as nonsense from a human point. This isn't chess in the eyes of real GM. In a way it would afford to dedicate hours, days, weeks and months to find out a play against machines. By definition a still playing GM can't lose so much time! He would not be prepared to play human chess. Isn't it crystal clear that such show events with little prepared GM is nonsense? Without a deep insight into the machine chess even talented super GM can't play. But on the other side the pressure by the almost faultless play of the machine for a sufficient depth of 10 moves is incredible. It sucks you out so to speak. Finally. There is a character aspect. You were invited, you the super GM, to play a machine that can't play sound chess, and you get hundreds of thousands of Euros or Dollars. Are you willing to win in such a constellation and so looking stupid to all collegues? And also knowing to be never more invited in this case? - Adams has been paid to show after all the boring draws that machines are stronger now. He can be happy to be among the last who could excude some money from the industry. But we all know for sure that machines are stupid and can't play chess. So what?
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