Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:35:14 02/23/99
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On February 22, 1999 at 22:41:16, Dann Corbit wrote: >On February 19, 1999 at 23:47:10, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: > >>Bruce: I'm anxiously awaiting for you to make Ferret commercial. I own a lot of >>programs, and really can't afford more, but I plan to make a special effort to >>find the money to purchase yours, when it becomes available. >> >>In the meantime, can I play two 30 minute games against it on the ICC. True, I >>know I will get crushed, but it would be fun:) >Why not make them 40/2 serious games? You are a fairly strong player (if I >recall your moderator form info correctly) so it might be a fairly good tussle. >Especially if you try anti-computer strategy like D00 closed positions or >strategic choices which a computer will fall for or things of that nature. > >But I think the best test would be to really play Ferret exactly as if it were >any other opponent. >[snip] I think that such a path leads to a 'sure death'. You have to be _very_ strong to play 'normal chess' vs a computer. Chances go way up when you play against the computer's known weaknesses. _not_ by playing _away_ from them...
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