MACHEIDOLOGY

July 10
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MACHEIDOLOGY

(MY NEOLOGISM - somebody proposed in the Internet the term ¨MACHOLOGY¨ but this gives the connotation of the study of MACHOS or Really Male men, a subject more of interest to the 3rd Sex.

Dr. E. Lasker wrote a philosophical treatise in the German language wherein he introduced the philosophic notion of the MACHEIDE (unsure spelling), a being that has reached the highest attainable level in the STRUGGLE or BATTLE of LIFE. It has maximized its potentials and always moves/acts to realize its goal: to be the BEST in anything & everything. (Obviously, L. got it from Nietzscheś UBERMENSCH).
The interesting philosophical (as in speculative) issue is what would happen if two MACHEIDEs meet & collide against each other. Posing this would be tantamount to asking the IRRESISTIBLE FORCE vs. IMMOVABLE OBJECT question.

Now, all this is too theoretical & I do not know if anybody still has a copy of Dr. Laskerś original work. Today, for the less academic or more practical readers, there is an enjoyable/pleasurable way to get introduced to this field of MACHEIDOLOGY. One has to know CHESS of course & a little computer literacy is needed. If one has an Internet connection, then all this is FREE/GRATIS (NO MONEY INVOLVED):

1) DOWNLOAD the FREE versions of SHREDDER chess interface+engine. You may search the Internet for free softwares on CHESS, e.g. www.chess.com. Included are such softwares as ARENA, WINBOARD, etc. The SHREDDER will serve as the interface/chessboard. It also has the SHREDDER engine - the actual BRAIN that does the ¨thinking¨.

2) DOWNLOAD additional free STRONG ENGINES like the RYBKA beta 1, CRAFTY, FRITZ (saw a free old version), TWISTED LOGIC (original Philippine program), and others of your liking.

3) SET UP your SHREDDER software for an ENGINE TOURNEY for 1 to 3 minutes BLITZ game. I prefer that the ¨MACHEIDEs¨ play against each other 3 times. 1 minute may be too fast for you to observe so you may start with the 4-5 minute setting if you want to study closely their moves.

4) I do not allow the engines to use the BOOK. Let them ¨think¨ even in the OPENING.

5) Hope youĺl enjoy this...

Note: Observe the ¨character¨ of each ¨MACHEIDE¨. The battle gets exciting towards the ENDING when they try to beat the clock! & PLS DON´T TRY TO JOIN IN COZ these are rated Elo 2700+ in strength!

Area: MACHEIDOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY OF STRUGGLE, THEORY OF CONTESTS