Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:30:11 06/24/03
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On June 24, 2003 at 13:07:17, Sune Fischer wrote: >On June 24, 2003 at 12:07:43, Drexel,Michael wrote: > >>On June 24, 2003 at 11:23:56, Sune Fischer wrote: >> >>>On June 24, 2003 at 11:07:38, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>>>But nevermind the titles, that's just boring hairsplitting anyway. >>>>> >>>>>I think FRC is increasing its popularity, also now with the Leko-Svidler match, >>>>>and I like it because it solves some problems (book problems!) >>>> >>>> >>>>I do not think that the book problem is very important and top programs can do >>>>well even without opening book. >>> >>>It is possible you are mistaken about that. >>>I certainly know my engine has lost games because of bad opening lines. >>> >>>>If you want to solve book problems than shuffle chess is enough and you do not >>>>need FRC. >>> >>>You can, and it is better than nothing I guess. But as a chessplayer myself I >>>must say that shuffle doesn't appeal to me at all, that's like a kids game. You >>>also see the superGMs play FRC and not shuffle. >> >>Those superGMs do whatever they get paid for. > >Yeah, even classic chess. It seems that you assume that people tend to prefer FRC when no money is involved. I think that you are wrong here. The rules of castling of FRC do not seem natural. This is also the opinion of other people. I believe that more people are going to prefer classic chess and not FRC when the money is the same. Uri
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