Author: John Warfield
Date: 14:27:24 12/16/99
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On December 16, 1999 at 16:56:23, Peter Kappler wrote: >On December 16, 1999 at 15:08:26, robert michelena wrote: > >>Ok Bob, you win. I was wrong. Average players do win on occasion. >> >>Sorry to cause such an uproar. >> >>Now, excuse me while I train my flying pig. >> >>ha ha ha ha > > >Robert, > >I'm curious, what is your approximate playing strength? Have you ever played >tournament chess? Do you play online? > >I'm asking this question, because I can understand how a beginning chess player >might share your perception that chess computers are "unbeatable" by >non-GrandMasters. > >But even a slightly above average player (~1800 ELO) should be able to quickly >see the computer weaknesses. Exploiting these weaknesses well enough to draw or >a win is tricky, but if you keep working at it you will occasionally succeed. > > >--Peter Sorry Peter But I am a slightly above average player, At blitz time controls I have Zero wins against computers after hundreds of games, Although I do have some wins against them at 40/2. I must agree with robert at blitz time controls, although I do believe that the non-master can defeat computers at slow times from time to time, although even this will be rare.
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