On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 09:28 -0700, terry mcintyre wrote: > byo yomi is probably an advantage for a computer program. As long as > one's move is made within the byo yomi period, one may continue > playing indefinitely. If a UCT program plays a "good enough" move just > before the flag drops, this will keep human opponents under a great > deal of pressure.
Yes, there are tricks but it's very dangerous. Some great advice I recieved when I actually played tournament chess was ignore the opponents clock and focus on your own moves. The reason that advice is good is that when you are in time pressure, your skill jumps up, you are espcecially focused, and if your opponent plays fast to exploit your time pressure, he is probably not helping his own game - a good situation, you play better, he plays worse. Just the opposite of what you might think. In fact, I have also heard the advice that if your opponent is in serious time pressure, take extra time and the adrenaline will wash him out - creating a lot of stress. You can only stay at attention but so long. - Don _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
