Thanks for the reply John.    I'll be cheering for you in the real match!

Don


On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:49 PM, John Tromp <[email protected]> wrote:

> hi Don,
>
> > I cannot relate so much to go as I am a chess player.   I know that if I
> > were in his position and I were to play a serious match against some
> > computer chess opponent (one weak enough that I had a realistic chance of
> > winning) then my test matches would really be more like "training
> matches"
> > as I feel that going all out would be the best way to find out what I was
> up
> > against and to learn about my opponent.    John may have a completely
> > different notion however about how this should be approached and out of
> > curiosity I would like to know if he is willing to share his experiences.
> >   This is something you cannot tell me.
>
> I agree the best way to prepare against a computer is just to play your
> best,
> as you would in any serious game. That is exactly how I played these games.
>
> I believe that whatever weaknesses the computer has will become apparent in
> a
> serious game just as likely, if not more so, than in an "experimental game"
> where you run a greater risk of premature defeat. The longer a game lasts,
> and
> the longer it remains balanced, the more opportunities for weaknesses to
> become
> apparent. That goes for human's weaknesses as well...
>
> regards,
> -John
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