Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:41:34 11/21/99
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On November 21, 1999 at 16:39:07, odell hall wrote: > > If I win one in seven games against computers using blocked center >strategies, and other such so-called anti-computer strategies can this >realistically be called anti-computer play? I think it is a myth, and that there >is no such thing as anti computer play. Not to say that computers don't still >have obvious weakness, but that there is no clear defineable or stereotypical >pattern that these weakness follow. Ten years ago , all computers demonstrated a >obvious materialistic greed. I used to beat the radio shack 2150 by simply >sacrificing a pawn for active piece play or an attack. Try such crude methods >against modern programs and they will backfire. Judith polgar tried a similiar >method against Fritz in their action match and got murdered. >You have to laugh when you read some of the comments at Rgcc, where people >pretend that the strategies of ten years ago, still work today. Yet when you >challenge these people to ICC matches or ask them to produce some concrete >examples of this "Anti-computer play some excuse is always give. If there was >any real workable anti-computer play then fritz6 would not have won frankfurt, >even if it was just action chess. Junior 5 would not have defeated Boris >Gelfand at 60 0. Also if you look at the grandmaster challenge I don't think >rebel lost any of it's games because of any Anti-computer play. IF I am wrong >would some one point out a specific example? Oh by the way this is my opinion, I >am not claiming this is a absolute fact. Rather than making rash statements, log on with your favorite program and challenge "cptnbluebear" on ICC, then report back as to whether this is a myth or not. Seems like a poor bit of judgement to say "it doesn't exist because it doesn't work for me..." Perhaps you just aren't strong enough. Ie if _you_ don't know how to play 'blocked' positions then certainly it isn't going to work for you. "cptnbluebear" _knows_ how to play 'em...
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