Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 13:12:17 01/03/00
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On January 03, 2000 at 14:27:03, blass uri wrote: >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 You are right, but I am pesimistic..:-( Fernando
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