tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post1036496414532238801..comments2024-03-29T18:31:49.454+11:00Comments on chessexpress: A kind of Turing TestShaun Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-56000475045893456152011-05-18T00:27:02.545+10:002011-05-18T00:27:02.545+10:00You might be interested that somebody here (Irelan...You might be interested that somebody here (Ireland) was intending to test the significance of knowing one's opponent's rating in his (undergraduate)Psychology dissertation. The idea was to get volunteers to play each other on line, with some players knowing their opponents' ratings but others not, and then see if there was a difference in how people played. I'm not sure if he has completed this yet, but I can try to find out his findings if you are interested. I don't know if he included a computer to make it a real Turing test.Pete (Ireland)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-64682281778082395742011-05-17T22:57:33.089+10:002011-05-17T22:57:33.089+10:00Thanks for all the contributions, and most of you ...Thanks for all the contributions, and most of you were in the ball park re ratings, especially for white. White was just a little over 1400, but Black was just a little under 1000 (and therefore may be pleased with his estimated rating). Nonetheless I thought Black played pretty well, and even the losing move (g6) made some sense, in that it looked like Bf5 was winning material. I was looking at the game on and off (while it was being played) and after the knight landed on b3 I wasn't sure what White had planned. It turned out White had seen what was coming after g6 and had calculated far enough to know it wasn't dangerous. <br />As for the opening, it is known to theory with Portisch even playing 5.Qb3 in that position.Shaun Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-52394915986840094102011-05-17T13:40:06.602+10:002011-05-17T13:40:06.602+10:00Shaun - will you post the answer?
I like Mathew&#...Shaun - will you post the answer?<br /><br />I like Mathew's analysis - I think Black was playing for tricks against a weaker opponent, but got busted due to the power of the pawn c6xb7. - PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-4413420152539227092011-05-16T16:02:27.867+10:002011-05-16T16:02:27.867+10:00Ratings have a huge influence on most people, had ...Ratings have a huge influence on most people, had the 1800 newcomer known he was playing a bunny rated around 1200 he would of course played till the bitter end and made the weaker player prove at every part of the game he can make reasonable moves. The game you showed looks pretty sad for black but I would be tempted to say white is 1500 and black played a bad game and is rated close to 1950.Mathewhttp://kiwichess.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-80113766739839621102011-05-16T09:20:29.740+10:002011-05-16T09:20:29.740+10:00Black 1200
White 1500
Too chicken to put my name ...Black 1200<br />White 1500<br /><br />Too chicken to put my name here, as I would hate to be completely embarrassed. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-45587030506489185362011-05-15T15:01:07.579+10:002011-05-15T15:01:07.579+10:00Black: 1200-1400?
White: 1500-1700Black: 1200-1400?<br />White: 1500-1700Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-63158751058448482872011-05-15T14:20:27.294+10:002011-05-15T14:20:27.294+10:00both players play very strangely in the opening - ...both players play very strangely in the opening - eg. 5.Qb3?!. Black's c6!?... which leads me to believe both players are under 2000.<br /><br />There does not seem to be much tactical awareness, or it was played at rapidplay speed. <br /><br />I'm guessing White shows more understanding of the tactical potential of the pawn (cxb7 etc..) and back rank weakness, but maybe just got lucky?!PeterPullicinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591042068059298924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-91481286045142552992011-05-15T00:54:07.017+10:002011-05-15T00:54:07.017+10:001500's ??1500's ??Paulhttp://ShadowofDiogenes.blogs.com/shadow/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-68645741909172891202011-05-13T00:59:17.474+10:002011-05-13T00:59:17.474+10:00Knowing an opponent's rating is a doubled edge...Knowing an opponent's rating is a doubled edged sword...I prefer not to know before the game...Paulhttp://ShadowofDiogenes.blogs.com/shadow/noreply@blogger.com