Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 04:35:58 02/02/06
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On February 02, 2006 at 07:06:23, Vikrant Malvankar wrote: >Peter Swidler on Computers > >http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2897 > > >"Chess and computer: what is the interest other than the money? > >You mean playing against the computer? > >Yes. > >For me there is no particular interest. I never have been offered any serious >matches, but, in general, I think playing against computers is not very >exciting. Computers play so well these days that, to have a chance to win, you >have to work very hard – and work hard at things that probably will be counter >productive when you play against humans – so it probably will harm your chess a >little. > >If there is no financial incentive, I don’t see why there is any interest at >all. You can try competing with computers at calculation, but this is not very >wise, if you want to win. So, basically you have to train in playing closed >positions, keeping it as simple and as non-tactical as possible. It is possible >but there is not much fun in that. Playing the computer – I mean proper seven >hour games – I never saw any attraction in that, apart from money. So I don’t >really play against the computers. I use computers, as we all do, for help when >analyzing, as a background check. You analyze and have the computer running in >the background, to keep your analysis relatively blunder free. And that’s about >it. " Svidler wouldnt say that if he were a serious candidate for some PR ballyhoo show event "match" of the "Century"... :) But really he's the first who spoke about that taboo. I bet all the money that all other top players think this way. For them this is just for the money. And CC freaks should learn from that lesson. CHessplayers dont chicken out but if they should weaken their own play for such an event then at least they expect a lot of money in recompensation. Players from Third World countries of course can become famous by even playing for nothing but a short publicity in the internet...
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