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Subject: Re: Please stop the lunacy!

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 10:04:53 12/02/99

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On December 02, 1999 at 02:57:18, blass uri wrote:

>I looked at the game and I believe that chesstiger has good chances to win the
>game.
>There are many pieces on the board and I think that you could lose on time if
>the game continues when the computer plays many quite moves and push a pawn.

I doubt that I'd lose on time...I have 2 mins 20 seconds vs. a mere
18 seconds. I even considered trying to get ChessTiger to flag, but
I do realize, once it breaks the position open, that I stand no chance.

>I think that the final position of tiger is better.

I certainly is...if it can and dares to break through.

>it can push the pawns against your king and I do not believe that you are going
>to avoid a tactical mistake.

That's why I'm hoping it'll continue to shuffle its pieces aimlessy.
A kingside pawn attack would kill me in no-time.

>The fact that tiger does not hurry to do it can cause you time trouble and the
>chance for tactical mistakes is bigger.

Erm...doesn't 'not hurrying' rather mean that ChessTiger will get into
time trouble ? Really, I'm quite fast at just moving my queen back and
forth ;)

>It is not important if you lose a game in 20 move or in 200 moves.
>Maybe you can save the game in longer time control but I am not sure about it
>because tiger may find better moves in longer time control.

Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe I'd be able to see that a kingside attack is strong.

Remeber that my original point was not that I could draw a game vs
ChessTiger (I still think I can) but rather that it plays aimlessy,
nearly stupid in closed positions.

Unfortunately somebody changed its formula to rated && assesswin > 0 so
there's no way to find out whether it's a win, draw or loss.

--
GCP



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