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Tobias Hellwag--International BG Personality--Interview
Posted By: Chuck Bower In Response To: Tobias Hellwag--International BG Personality--Interview (Daniel Murphy)
Date: Saturday, 10 September 2011, at 11:09 p.m.
Phil, this is your best interview ever. I've had the good fortune to meet Tobias (in MC and later in Pittsburgh). In the short time with him I discovered a very interesting -- a straight shooter, with personality. Your interview bolsters that perception.
I found his synopsis of his experiences in Japan very enlightening and comforting. I've been there once (for about a week) and everything he says is consistent with what I observed.
This was an exceptionally long interview (but worth it) and as such I choose two quotes rather than my typical one, as my favorite(s):
In general a weaker player will make his mistakes himself–we don’t need to trick him in, it is more that we trick ourselves by that, by speculating on a mistake our opponent hasn’t done and might not do at all. You just can’t be sure what a bad player might do wrong, and sometimes he accidently gets it right and you are punished for intentionally making a worse play. But sometimes there are 2 or even 3 moves which are almost equal in equity but represent different philosophies– if I know that’s the case, I can think about if one of my choices gives more challenge for my opponent even though it might cost my some mill percentage on my PR.
Speaking of Paul Magriel:
He knows like no other about the science behind the game and also makes science as entertaining as it actually is.
I hope and expect Magriel to live many more years, but when his time is over, he should consider this quote being etched on his tombstone.
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