Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 20:00:12 11/01/99
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On November 01, 1999 at 19:40:53, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On November 01, 1999 at 17:29:08, blass uri wrote: > >>On November 01, 1999 at 15:29:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>It makes a big difference. Crafty is expecting you to play QxQ, and it is >>>saying it is going to play RxQ if you do. As soon as you play QxQ, I will >>>instantly play RxQ, and _then_ enter your move into crafty and wait for it >>>to almost instantly respond. But I saved time. Other non-obvious (to the >>>computer) moves can also be played instantly just like that. IE O-O. >>>you can save up far more time than you lose in the opening by being 'clever' >>>like this. >> >>I think that in blitz you cannot save up more time than you lose. >>Castling is often part of the opening book. > >But I think the 'overhead' is over-exaggerated. IE we have folks cheating >(using a computer on ICC) while playing bullet and zero-increment blitz >games. In a 5 3 game, doing manual operating, I am pretty sure that I can >end up with _over_ 5 minutes on my clock when I go out of book for the first >time. Remember that with Cray Blitz I used to play real 5 0 (using the real >clock) against Grandmasters. And time wasn't a problem.. For what it is worth, I think it matters quite a bit. I was one of the fastest operators at the blitz tournaments the last couple of times, which is not to say that I'm faster that you, I just think that I'm faster than most. It takes me something like 2.5+ seconds per move to operate in ICC in two windows, one text mode and one with mouse, and probably about the same if both have to deal with the mouse. Your experience with one text window and a physical board doesn't quite compare, in my opinion. Sure, there were times that I could make a move instantly because I expected it, and could be ready, and I could increase or decrease time per move, but give me automatic operation every time. A big question is how many Elo points it is worth, but I don't dare make a guess. It is an advantage. bruce
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