Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 10:31:24 08/11/99
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On August 11, 1999 at 12:41:51, James T. Walker wrote: >On August 10, 1999 at 17:05:39, blass uri wrote: > >>On August 10, 1999 at 15:21:35, odell hall wrote: >> >>>On August 10, 1999 at 14:56:01, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>> >>>>On August 10, 1999 at 14:44:51, odell hall wrote: >>>> >>>>>On August 10, 1999 at 11:43:00, Brian Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On August 10, 1999 at 08:17:53, blass uri wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On August 10, 1999 at 08:13:48, Jouni Uski wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>In WCCC it didn't lose a single game and Karpov cannot beat it. So is it >>>>>>>>totally unbeaten? Maybe Kasparov should try :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Karpov did not beat it but it does not say that he cannot beat it. >>>>>>>The game was faster then tournament time control. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Uri >>>>>> >>>>>>What was the final result in the Karpov-Shredder match anyway (I think I was on >>>>>>vacation)? > ><snip> > >>>>> >>>>> >>I responded to the claim that karpov cannot beat it. >> >>I do not know if he could beat it at tournament time control but I know that >>karpov had a very good position so my impression is that he could beat shredder >>if he had more time. >> >>It is of course possible that shredder could play better if shredder had more >>time but the claim that karpov cannot beat shredder is unfair to karpov because >>karpov had not the opportunity to play against shredder4 at tournament time >>control. >> >>Uri >> > >Hello Uri, >Your point is well taken but.... What is "Tournament time control" now days? >The World Championships in Vegas are much shorter than 40/2. They are not much shorter. They are 40/100 but with an increment of 30 seconds for each move. So in total they have two hours for the first forty moves, only that they need to administrate them. José. > Those long time >controls are becomming less and less each year. Look at all the major >tournaments this year. What were the time controls? Times are changing. The >GM's must adjust to what is happening. If this gives even more of an advantage >to computers, it cannot be helped. Shorter time controls are the wave of the >future. Chess will not become as popular as other games without making the >games shorter and "watchable" by the public. >The above represents only my uninformed opinion and no one else may be held >responsible (Including me). >Jim Walker > > ><snip>
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