Author: blass uri
Date: 20:32:14 03/03/99
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On March 03, 1999 at 21:20:49, Marc van Hal wrote: >For those who still are not confinced that for computerchess positonal play is >the most important thing in wich they should improve >Human grandmasters still are much better in the playing of openings and it >already start in the opening with strategie and there are not much tactics here >today i played with Rebel10 against Chessmaster6000 and again the fact that >Chessmaster doesnt know how to play with good strategical plans he made a draw >in a position with bischops with the same colour with a pawn more if you would >have chosen in that position to switch sides the game should have been easely >won by Rebel 10 >Anbd it is that Fritz5 or chessmaster can't talk I am sure there wishes would >have been to learn more about positional play I do not think that chessmaster or fritz5 are weak in positional understanding relative to other programs. I saw a cases when Fritz5.32 won games in the ssdf games because of poor endgame of the opponent. I think also that attacking the king is not only tactics but also positional understanding to do the right attacking moves when you cannot see the win by computation. Uri with this you can make from a lost >game a draw or when you having a winning position you wont come in unclear >positions anymore Capablanca also once wrote after a very simple game he played >that that just was what made the diference between masters and non masters and >that those simple games mostely where much more dificult then the most beautiful >piece sacrefice for a stunning kings attack >Now many games are played by the programs in wich the score isnt based on good >play from one or the otherside but more as a matter of luck
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