Author: blass uri
Date: 11:27:03 01/03/00
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On January 03, 2000 at 11:04:21, Fernando Villegas wrote: >That's right. In my country probably only one or two players -GM Ivan Morovic >and maybe IM Rodrigo Vásquez- could hold a game againts any of the current top >programs. The rest of the current strong players crop here would be wiped off >the board. Surely the same happens in many countries. It is unbearable for >normal human egoes. It is neccesary to be, like us, enthusiastic CC fans to >overcome that feeling of impotence and even get a kick to be kicked in the ass >one time after another. I am what in USA call an "expert" chess player, with a >cup won in a tournament, and yet I have no chance even at slow ryhtms of play >like those I like. My only uncertainty when I begin to play a program is if i am >going to be killed in 25 movements -a pawn lost is for me enough to resign- or >in 45. I saw many cases when program could not win and even lost inspite of one pawn advanatge in comp-comp games. I understand that your chances are small after a pawn loss against programs but I think that it is not enough to resign. Uri
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