Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 10:32:34 12/01/99
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On December 01, 1999 at 02:48:44, robert michelena wrote: >Those who believe average players can draw or defeat commercial chess programs >on occasion, should contact me ASAP to discuss the purchase of a certain bridge >in Brooklyn. Terms are cash. No reasonable offer will be turned down. Achieving an occasional draw against the commercial progams is trivial, even for rather weak players. If the program leaves its opening library in a position it considers slightly inferior, it will happily accept a repetition of moves. Winning is of course more difficult, but even this will surely happen occasionally for average players. Most programs still have serious holes in their king safety evaluations, and can be beaten by long-term sacrifices to blow open the king's position. Slow kingside attacks in closed positions also work if you are lucky. It is much more difficult than a few years ago, but far from impossible. I am a very weak player myself (I had a Norwegian ELO of about 1900 some time around 1991 or 92, now I haven't played tournament chess for many years and is certainly even worse). My results against the top programs are terrible (I would guess I score somewhere between 5 and 10 %), but I don't _always_ lose. If I played slow games, my score would probably be better. By the way, I have no need for a bridge in Brooklyn. Thanks for the offer, anyway! :-) Tord
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