[lit-ideas] Re: Rhetoric and reality on Iran
- From: "Steve Chilson" <stevechilson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:27:10 +0000
but what about Deep Fritz?
On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:22:50 -0500, "Eric Yost"
<eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> >>The theoretical knowledge that was
> available to Lasker or Nimzovitch was probably
> inferior to that possessed by an average FIDE master
> today. (Or an average chess program.)
>
>
> Yeah, that's what I meant by chess being over because the
> "undiscovered country" had vanished. Lasker could teach
> philosophy, then when the World Championship came round, he
> could hole up in a cabin for two weeks to prepare to defend
> his title.
>
> Still, people are undeterred by theoretical exhaustion. The
> guy I beat to become college champion (David Eberly) stuck
> at the game and went on to become an IM. Whereas I haven't
> played a serious game for twenty-five years, and am probably
> the rankest patzer. Regardless, it's fun to look at the old
> tournament books...St. Petersburg 1909 or the Postwar
> International Playoff that followed Alekhine's death.
> Charming stuff.
>
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