Author: Keith Hyams
Date: 04:40:33 08/20/05
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On August 20, 2005 at 07:15:59, David H. McClain wrote:
>On August 20, 2005 at 03:20:10, Keith Hyams wrote:
>
>>On August 20, 2005 at 01:51:20, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>
>>>Our RK 2005 (90m+30s) was perhaps our last big tournament.
>>>Due to lack of interest of the chess computer community I do
>>>not think that we shall again have the spirit to ever start
>>>such a long lasting tourney. In almost all cases very few
>>>or even no comments - contrary to a lot of dumb and short
>>>blitz tourneys that are published every day. It's indeed
>>>somewhat a frustrating disappointment. We are going to
>>>concentrate on testing new engines. This seems to be much
>>>more interesting for all people.
>>>Regards
>>>Kurt
>>
>>Hi Kurt,
>>They are not “dumb time limits” they are just time limits. In the same way that
>>many people feel that for an engine to be classed as high strength it has to
>>perform well in both open and closed positions, some people also feel that for
>>an engine to be classed as strong it has to perform well at all time limits.
>> Is a 100 metre sprint “dumb” compared to a 1500 metre race? Is a high jump
>>competition a better indication of athletic ability than a pentathlon?
>
>Keith,
>
>I respect your opinion of short time control and blitz games. Many like them.
>However, Kurt's long game tournaments, and those of a few others, give me a much
>better insight of games to play with my weak hardware. They are the only games
>I have a chance to be competitive at against the much faster hardware most
>everyone is using today. I simply have little chance to be competitive at blitz
>games and that's why Kurt's long game tournaments are of so much interest to me.
> DHM
I was simply pointing out that we should value both blitz time limits and long
time limits because you need information from both to get a complete picture.
Keith
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