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Subject: Re: Quick Poll: predict Fritz' finish at the Dutch Championship.

Author: Mark Schreiber

Date: 11:10:07 04/25/00

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On April 24, 2000 at 09:52:44, Mark Ryan wrote:

>On April 24, 2000 at 07:31:28, Mark Schreiber wrote:
>
>>On April 24, 2000 at 05:10:08, Mark Ryan wrote:
>>
>>>Here are the 12 entrants and their ratings.  Where will Fritz finish?
>>>
>>>J Piket 2643
>>>L van Wely 2646
>>>D Reinderman 2561
>>>J van der Wiel 2558
>>>E van den Doel 2522
>>>F Nijboer 2540
>>>D de Vreugt 2498
>>>M Bosboom 2461
>>>H Grooten 2393
>>>
>>>invited:
>>>S Tiviakov 2567
>>>P van der Sterren 2526
>>>Fritz SSS*
>>
>>I think number 3 or higher. You might include Fritz SSDF rating of 2721 on
>>slower hardware as a reference.
>
>Hi:  Just for fun, I'll go in the opposite direction and pick Fritz to finish in
>ninth position, behind the 2500's but ahead of the 2400's.  My guess is that
>Fritz' performance in the Israeli League (2461 rating) is more indicative of its
>strength against human opposition, though I admit there are fewer games to judge
>by, and software and hardware could be improved.  Well, we'll see!
>Cheers,
>Mark

I think the Israeli league unfortunately is not a good indicator. The operators
sometimes made mistakes. The Dutch national will have a stronger version of the
program and faster hardware. I hope the operators are prepared.



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