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Subject: Re: The Patzer Gallery

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 10:25:13 06/28/05

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On June 28, 2005 at 12:54:30, Matthew Hull wrote:

>On June 28, 2005 at 12:02:45, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>On June 28, 2005 at 09:27:07, Matthew Hull wrote:
>>
>>>On June 28, 2005 at 08:38:47, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>
>>>>On June 28, 2005 at 08:35:42, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On June 28, 2005 at 07:52:32, Jack Lad wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>>>Give me the Black Pieces and give me any human in that position, they'll not
>>>>>escape.
>>>>>
>>>>>I would look at them and they would know they are toast!
>>>>
>>>>Give me the Black Pieces and even Hydra and it will not survive!
>>>>
>>>>I saw the end before Adams saw it was futile.
>>>
>>>
>>>I saw it even before you.  I saw it from the opening moves.
>>
>>You're ignorance is showing. Do you actually play chess? I'm beginnig to have my
>>doubts.
>>
>>Tell me exactly when Adams was in trouble, tell me what move he made that was
>>risky, tell me when you knew he was lost,(1.e4 Doesn't Cut It!), tell me when he
>>actually had the advantage!
>>
>>BTW Adams as Black in the prior game had an easy draw, what was it?
>
>
>The fact is, I do the shooting and you do the dancing.  So it has been.  So it
>shall ever be.

You're shooting your mouth off and not backing it up with facts, outside some
rather dubious statistics.

You give me no respect, you give Robin no respect, and the worst of all you
don't give GM Michael Adams any respect, whatsoever.

Adams treated the computer like another human GM, he wanted to play solid chess
not some sort of anti-computer crap, and for that we get to see how Hydra plays
normal chess. Adams was a bit unlucky, and his opponent was unforgiving, but we
all learned something from this match, like Adams, with the exception of a few
people who believe 1.e4 and 1..e5 are terrible choices against a machine, even
when it's what you know best.

Do you think Adams didn't consider the problems of open and semi-open positions
after 1. e4 and 1..e5? Do you think if he really wanted to he couldn't close or
even lock up these positions regardless of his opening choice?

He didn't want to, he wanted to play regular chess, even if it cost him money
and points. He turned down draws and took risks, knowing he may very well lose.
So he did what he thought was best for him and his audience, even if it turned
out to be a debacle. Give Adams credit for being a real sporstman instead of
nitpicking his opening choices. He knew what he was doing and he knew it could
cost him games, but the play, the learning, his sincerity and integrity were
more important.

Terry



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