tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954152247735120515.post6539966113572108168..comments2023-11-02T11:18:02.397+01:00Comments on Mida's chess corner: A thousand dollars to beat RybkaMidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11121432068746891622noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954152247735120515.post-45337242585997136782007-04-21T23:04:00.000+01:002007-04-21T23:04:00.000+01:00Well, i think the conditions can become quite inte...Well, i think the conditions can become quite interesting. (like they are now!) And so why not take up the challenge?!?<BR/><BR/>With only a 3 move opening book, they can be outplayed strategically!!!! Maybe not outcalculated, but humans have chances here! I hope someone really strong like Gata Kamsky picks up the challenge! :)<BR/><BR/>greets from Belgium,<BR/>TheoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954152247735120515.post-13975723175056760792007-04-17T19:40:00.000+01:002007-04-17T19:40:00.000+01:00Personally, I hope that the fashion for human v ma...Personally, I hope that the fashion for human v machine matches will soon come to an end.<BR/><BR/>There seems little doubt that computer programmers have now designed chess engines that can play chess at a level beyond the strength of even the best GM's.<BR/><BR/>Surely it's time to turn the focus back to human v human matches which (I think) most chessplayers find much more interesting.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517158230340317999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954152247735120515.post-64977848762188187772007-04-17T16:06:00.000+01:002007-04-17T16:06:00.000+01:00"Reputation" is a very subjective concept... The h..."Reputation" is a very subjective concept... The higher you fly, the more you're afraid of falling down :-) The more a player is rated, the less he can stand a loss :-))) But this is just my own opinion.Midahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121432068746891622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954152247735120515.post-2935476570775178642007-04-17T15:14:00.000+01:002007-04-17T15:14:00.000+01:00What's a reputation for?What's a reputation for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954152247735120515.post-90249966862761406832007-04-17T12:20:00.000+01:002007-04-17T12:20:00.000+01:00Prize money is 6 thousand dollars at the moment (K...Prize money is 6 thousand dollars at the moment (Kaufman has found some more sponsors). Still no answers from Kamsky and Ehlvest. I think you are right: prize fund is small and probably no top GM will risk the humiliation. But the offer is valid for the highest rated player to accept, so even a 2500- GM can take the challenge, with less risk of losing his reputation than Kamsky :-)Midahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121432068746891622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954152247735120515.post-40451942869575389792007-04-17T09:14:00.000+01:002007-04-17T09:14:00.000+01:00Yikes. Imagine being a GM and not winning a match ...Yikes. Imagine being a GM and not winning a match with such conditions? The day of the machines is nearly at hand. Hopefully the small prize money (compare Kramnik-Fritz) will mean no-one will risk the humiliation of the humans.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com