Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 11:31:17 06/27/05
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On June 26, 2005 at 21:23:54, Matthew Hull wrote: >On June 26, 2005 at 17:06:54, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On June 26, 2005 at 01:28:06, Matthew Hull wrote: >> >>>On June 25, 2005 at 15:24:29, Robin Smith wrote: >>> >>>>On June 24, 2005 at 13:39:33, Matthew Hull wrote: >>>> >>>>>Notice the paucity of double-king-pawn openings in the list. GMs and IMs that >>>>>play computers with any frequency know better than GM Adams, who plays machines >>>>>very seldom it would seem. It also seems obvious that Robin does not play them >>>>>much either, else he would not have said what he said. >>>> >>>>>IMHO, of course. >>>> >>>>It seems obvious you don't know the importance of Adams playing openings he >>>>knows. >>> >>> >>>I understand what you are saying. However, IMHO, his weakness in unfamiliar >>>closed systems will still be stronger than any computer's, to no less a degree >>>than the a computer's strength in open systems is superior to a man's. Even if >>>you think his closed system superiority is in question because of unfamiliarity, >>>it is nevertheless his only hope of ever prevailing. >> >>Matt I don't care what he plays, he can't beat Hydra for the moment, it's that >>simple. > > >And the reason is his poor choice of openings. Incorrect. > > >> >>If you really knew what was going on youl'd understand that Adams has missed at >>least two draws > > >He missed draws where the computer had the upper hand, and he hanging by his >fingernails trying to find the draws. He is missing draws from a position of >weakness to start with rather than from a position of strength. > Incorrect. > > >>, so he's playing poorly at critical moments and fricken c6 or e6 >>or d4 for White won't help him. > > >How do you know that if he does not try them? You are just making it up. No, I'm a chessplayer you're not, imho. > > >> >>He'd still Crash n Burn..... > > >And you made that up, too. No, and you're not qualified to make any assessment. You Fail.... > > >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>>>IMHO, of course. :-) >>>> >>>>Let's face it, Hydra is stronger than Adams; just won again, with the _Black_ >>>>pieces this time. Adams is losing because Hydra is stronger, pure and simple. If >>>>he abandons the openings he knows it will not help him survive. >>>> >>>>-Robin
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