Actually, the reality for ortho chess players is simply:
'Every top chess player has his own way of dealing with the computer, to
use this incredible instrument in the most efficient way, for himself.'
The computer is simply an instrument that makes analyzing lines easier -
in the good old days, the GMs need to utilize the best seconds instead of
computers. Thus, in some cases you may not even need 'Seconds' to home
prepare. And many players can improve their game because of the computer.
In previous interview, Anand already explained that ortho Chess has a much
longer life than the doomsayers have predicted.
And to clear up something - Computers have not mastered chess. It is
programmers who have mastered programming the computers to play chess.
And since the majority of chess players have NOT mastered chess and are
NOT bored with it - this constant 'death of chess' topic is only brought
up by those who have given up chess or by weak players who do not
understand the game, have given up, and hate the game.
