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Subject: Re: Rybka

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 04:52:50 01/25/06

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On January 25, 2006 at 07:06:50, James T. Walker wrote:

>On January 25, 2006 at 06:54:41, Martin Andersen2 wrote:
>
>>On January 25, 2006 at 06:51:21, Joseph Ciarrochi wrote:
>>
>>>no-one can say yet. But it is a pretty interesting question. How important is
>>>endgame knowledge? Some have guessed as much as 50 points, but i have trouble
>>>believing it will be that much. maybe 20 (wild, unsupported guess!)
>>>
>>>best
>>>Joseph
>>>
>>I guess the endgame knowledge could even lower the playing strength, if
>>badly implemented :-)
>>
>>Martin.
>
>I noticed the smiley face but of course you are right.  I suspect that this guy
>knows what he is doing though.
>Jim

He cannot be right by vasik's definition.

Words of vasik:
"chess knowledge wins chess games. If it doesn't, it isn't knowledge."

By this definition it is clear that endgame knowledge cannot lower the playing
strength.

Uri




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