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Subject: Re: World vs. Kasparov???????????????????

Author: James Robertson

Date: 07:25:50 09/07/99

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On September 07, 1999 at 07:22:57, blass uri wrote:

>On September 07, 1999 at 05:21:36, Lin Harper wrote:
>
>>     Two (or twenty thousand and two) heads are not better than
>>    one, when it comes to playing chess. That's why chess professionals,
>>    don't have problems when playing groups in consultation. Kasparov
>>    would have known that the game would be either a draw or a win for
>>    him.
>
>I disagree.
>
>2 heads can be better than one if they know how to work together.
>
>Example:
>If one player is better in the opening and middlegame stage and the other one is
>better in the endgame then they can do better result then one of them if they
>give the first one to play the opening and the second to play the endgame.
>
>Another example parallel crafty is better than not parallel crafty exactly
>because of the fact that 4 heads are better than one when they know how to work
>together.

I don't think this is a good example. The communication between 4 humans is so
slow that I do not believe four players analyzing a position for 3 minutes will
think as deeply as 1 who has full concentration on the position.

I like your other example, though.

James

>
>Uri



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