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Subject: Re: PREDICTION: GM's can draw 50% of games or more at 5 minutes vs comps if?

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 19:17:13 09/13/99

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On September 13, 1999 at 19:08:22, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On September 13, 1999 at 19:06:01, Charles Unruh wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>GM's can draw 50% of games or more at 5 minutes vs comps if that is their goal
>>i.e to draw. I say this because by taking said strategy i have been able to draw
>>about 15-20% of my games against comps and i'm just recently an expert.
>>Anti-computer play really pays the bills when doing this.  Most progs seem to
>>want draws anyway, especially Genius.  Now this is a bit contrary to how one
>>should play to get a draw vs humans, but we aren't talking about humans here :).
>
>I would be happy to take you up on this.  Please email me if you want to arrange
>a time, and we can do this on ICC.
>
>Some GM's can do OK at 5 0, but there are a lot who will lose every game of a
>ten-game match, I think.
>
>bruce

I'd like a piece of that action.  Specifically, a series of 5 0 games between CU
and Ferret, say 25 in all.  If CU can lose less than 75%, I will pay $500 to CU,
else he pays me $500.

How about it?

Will



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