Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 14:45:16 12/16/99
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On December 16, 1999 at 17:27:24, John Warfield wrote: >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. It's true that the original post contained a blitz game, but Robert has never mentioned time controls in any of his posts. His position is that non-GMs cannot beat computers, period. I will agree with you that a win against a computer at blitz is more difficult, but certainly not impossible. I personally have won several 5-minute games against Genius and Fritz, and I'm not even a master-strength player. --Peter
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