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Subject: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human

Author: Joseph Ciarrochi

Date: 16:08:32 12/17/05

I've been using fritz shootout (engine plays self) to evaluate an opening, and
noticed that what a computer engine considers to be a good opening often differs
from what a human considers to be a good opening.

For example, 1 e4 d6, 2) d4, nf6 3) nc3, e5 4)dxe5 dxe5 5)qxd8, kxd8

Black tends to lose in shootouts (well above 60%), but I see top gm's play the
black side of this opening, even against other top GM's (e.g., see akobian
game).  Also, GM Roman d. recommends the opening.

If you get fritz 9 to analyze it, f9 thinks it is a complete piece of shyte..


So the computers disagree with the humans.  Should I drop the opening? Or should
I trust the humans? If i should trust the humans, is their a reason computers
are not so good at this kind of position?

best
joseph

Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Kurt Utzinger 00:29:10 12/18/05
Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Christos Gitsis 16:46:30 12/17/05
- Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Christos Gitsis 16:52:52 12/17/05
  - Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Joseph Ciarrochi 17:02:06 12/17/05
    - Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Henrik Boye Laursen 00:44:43 12/18/05
      - Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Graham Banks 01:24:01 12/18/05
        
        Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Sune Larsson 03:33:36 12/18/05
        
        Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Graham Banks 11:14:16 12/18/05
        
        Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Joseph Ciarrochi 01:35:21 12/18/05
      - Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Joseph Ciarrochi 00:57:09 12/18/05
    - Re: who ya going to trust: the computer or the human Christos Gitsis 17:49:41 12/17/05

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