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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