Author: Andreas Guettinger
Date: 15:05:45 07/01/05
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On July 01, 2005 at 17:11:01, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >On July 01, 2005 at 16:57:25, Andreas Guettinger wrote: > >>What I read from the interview with Adams, is that he could not well prepare, he >>agrees that he made some strategical mistakes. He says Hydra played incredibly >>strong, but I think he only wants to make his own performance better than it >>was, that is to say incredible poor. You trust a chess player that wants to make >>his results look better. > >The preparation against a monster like this is relative as Adams also said and >by the way...he isn't only a chess player , he is super GM Michael Adams, please >keep more respect for the GM's. Nothing against Adams. He's a Super-GM that is currently out of form. >> >>It is not only the one game that Michael showed, but also that Hydra didn't get >>to the quarter final in the freestyle chess challenge, outperformed by two 1800 >>players using PC programs... >> >>I don't want to make Hydra look bad, it is really strong, maybe the strongest >>chess computer on the planet, maybe tactically the most consistent chess player, >>but I doubt it's generally the best chess player, and it's definitely _not_ god. > >A little comment from an real expert...David Levy: > >"Incidentally the comments I have seen thus far on Adams' performance in the >match all appear to omit to mention how well Hydra played. To my mind Hydra >played like the Bobby Fischer we knew and loved in the 1960s and early 1970s. >Hydra's style was as clear as crystal, its moves were direct, to the point, and >rather devastating. Amidst all the negatives being uttered about this match, >should we not be fair in our praise of the victor? " > >w.b.r. >Otello Sorry, these so-called experts don't convince me. They tend to exaggerate a bit. regards Andy
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