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Subject: Re: Karpov sucks against computers

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 23:14:12 02/04/00

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On February 04, 2000 at 20:56:34, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On February 04, 2000 at 11:16:18, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>Say Rebel has to play a 6-game match on 40/2h and I have the freedom to
>>choose the opponent:
>>
>>Hoffmann
>>Seirawan
>>Karpov
>>Timman
>>
>>my order would be:
>>
>>Timman
>>Karpov
>>Hoffmann
>>Seirawan
>>
>>IMO Rebel would have (a lot) better chances against Karpov than against
>>Seirawan.
>>
>>Source of information: having played against them.
>>
>>ELO is not the connection here, the ability to play computers is. Some
>>know how to, some don't. Yet....
>>
>>Ed
>
>Uh-oh, are you sure you want to sound that much like Bob? ;-)

That is because I entirely agree with Bob's vision on this case.

Ed


>I think that the generation that developed into strong players recently had some
>benefit from reasonably strong machines on their way up.  e.g. take Kamsky, or
>Leko.  They seem to grit their teeth and refuse to lose.  Isn't that awfully
>computer-like? :-)  And the young English GMs... I don't think they know what
>"positional chess" is!  They are big, fat, walking tactics!  Perhaps their
>abilities have been honed by all of the ugly but strong moves that machines
>sometimes play.
>
>Dave



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