I am watching a TCEC game, and they threw out a Bf8 in the French Winawar. It got me thinking at first that this was strange. I hopped on here to check it out. The last time it was played was in 2019 by unrecognizable players. They are probably titled with their ratings, but I never heard of them.
So, maybe it can still be seen as odd, but the play isn't. For example. the computer might choose a move within .3 difference or if we are avoiding inaccuracies, say .15. The master players on the other hand might be giving less contempt. Reason being, they just need to draw, draw, draw, until their opponent goofs up in a match with one opponent. Even when you get to the top levels, the same could be happening.
While the computer is playing the best moves possible which in theory will lead to a draw, the human player plays inferior trick moves to catch the opponent off guard knowing they can still draw that position.
Is this laziness? Is this wise to do this? The 1500 and under crowd are probably trying to learn best moves, but maybe learning trick moves too would be useful?
So, maybe it can still be seen as odd, but the play isn't. For example. the computer might choose a move within .3 difference or if we are avoiding inaccuracies, say .15. The master players on the other hand might be giving less contempt. Reason being, they just need to draw, draw, draw, until their opponent goofs up in a match with one opponent. Even when you get to the top levels, the same could be happening.
While the computer is playing the best moves possible which in theory will lead to a draw, the human player plays inferior trick moves to catch the opponent off guard knowing they can still draw that position.
Is this laziness? Is this wise to do this? The 1500 and under crowd are probably trying to learn best moves, but maybe learning trick moves too would be useful?