Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 16:29:19 02/03/06
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On February 03, 2006 at 17:02:46, Torstein Hall wrote: >On February 02, 2006 at 17:47:29, Vasik Rajlich wrote: > >>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 > >It must be boring to be professional, if they only ever play for the love of >money. But I can not imagine that is the attitude most professional chess >players has. I even doubt Peter Svidler feel that way... > >Torstein If you and Vas speak about it, it cant be off-topic, so please let me participate. I wished you two wouldnt twist what Svidler said. He said that _if_ you weaken your own chess against a computer THEN only the money could be the incentive to play - because I ask you two non-grandmasters - in difference to you two a Grandmaster of Chess _can_ weaken his chess qualities; proof Peter Svidler! Of course for weaker players than a GM, this weakening is almost impossible. So that is the reason why so many non-GM are busy in computerchess. I cant remember when I weakened my play the last time, I get better and better every day! ;)
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