Author: Vasik Rajlich
Date: 14:47:29 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. " You could also say "if there is no financial incentive to beat other humans, I don't see why there is any interest at all". It's what being a professional means. Vas
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