Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:30:51 10/03/99
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On October 03, 1999 at 12:14:56, Howard Exner wrote: >On October 03, 1999 at 04:42:40, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>>Posted by Lawrence S. Tamarkin on October 03, 1999 at 02:48:13: >>> >>>Congratulations to Rebel Century on its win against GM Scherbakov. We here at >>>the Marshall Chess Club Salute you! (I may just set up some match in the club, >>>involving an IM or GM, just for fun, but especially if Rebel company (Ed), >>>wants to draw a player from the NY chess mecca... >> >>You know I am always in for a challenge. And the Marshall Chess Club is >>quite a name to remember. > >Speaking of Marshall, the game reminded of Frank Marshall - famous for >subjecting his opponent to many arduous king marches. >I think we are too hard on chess programs - when they play a game like this >people say it was just routine play and that such and such also finds this or >that move. If this game were played by two humans it would be a candidate for a >the tournament highlight reel. That is actually a good point. IE today, I am not particularly impressed by tactical combinations any more (by a computer). I have seen too many deep combinations, mates in 100+ moves announced, deep tactics + tablebases that give unbelievable mate annoucements... etc... IE for a computer, I look for nice positional moves or moves that really put pressure on the opponent/position. For humans we are looking for the Shirov- type tactical shots. Totally different, when you think about it... probably due to the fact that the computers are simply tactical wizards (even weak programs). So it becomes passe'...
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