Author: Graham Banks
Date: 13:19:29 09/03/05
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On September 03, 2005 at 16:06:07, Darrel Briley wrote: >On September 03, 2005 at 15:53:08, Rolf Tueschen wrote: > >>that is quite right, but Eduard is NOT called for to give a scientifically >>balanced presentation of Zappa. Please try to understand what Ed is doing. He >>shows facts that contradict the general trend. Remember (or read it in the >>archives how Ed showed crazy weaknesses of for example FRITZ who's always said >>to be state of the art - and Ed proved that this couldn't be the case if --- >>well, see the examples for yourself) what Eduard is doing: to prove a generally >>accepted truth as wrong you don't need a deep study but it is sufficient if you >>give just some contradicting examples - here that Zappa can also lose games. >>This isn't directly contradicting the results of the last WCCC because the games >>on playchess have a different setting in many aspects than that of the WCCCC. >>But at least the losses contradict the here published "truths" that Zappa >>doesn't lose. - Fact is it DOES. And thanks to Eduard we all know it right now. >>(What is wrong with what Eduard is doing in your opinion?) >> >>Rolf > >Rolf, > >I see nothing wrong with what Eduard is doing. It just has little meaning for >me because it is incomplete information. > >I don't think any reasonable person was under the impression that Zappa is >"unbeatable". If Ed's aim is to disprove a thing that has never been proven or >even generally accepted, or to convince the "unreasonable", then I think it's a >very good way for him to waste his time. > >Now, if he wanted to show Zappa's weaknesses, as well as its strengths, then >posting all the games would be the way to do this. > >Posting only losses makes it seem as if he has an axe to grind. > > DB Maybe somebody should look up and post all the games of chess Eduard has ever lost. That way we could see what a great player he is!
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