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Subject: Re: How many GHZ for IGM to never win and then always lose?

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 13:08:07 08/31/00

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On August 31, 2000 at 16:01:52, Uri Blass wrote:

>On August 31, 2000 at 15:56:18, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>On August 31, 2000 at 15:45:47, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On August 31, 2000 at 15:06:24, Jonathan Lee wrote:
>>>
>>>>Title:   Grandmaters in Gigahertz  (catchy title, anagram)
>>>>What are the predictions for the IGM's?
>>>>I predict at 200 GHZ the IGM's will draw or lose
>>>>(40 moves in 2 hours and sudden death in 1 or 2 hours, standard tournament time
>>>>control).
>>>>
>>>>Then at 3,000 GHZ the IGM's will always lose.
>>>>(same time control as above 40mvs in 2hrs., SD in 1 or 2 hrs.)
>>>
>>>I do not believe it.
>>>I believe the number of the GHZ with the same software is not going to help
>>>always to win.
>>>
>>>If you get a draw position out of book no number of GH is going to help you to
>>>win.
>>>
>>>I also do not know if chess is complicated enough to let program to get 100%
>>>against GM's.
>>>
>>>Maybe you need to look for another game if you want programs to score 100%
>>>
>>>>
>>>>The software is there, but the hardware is lagging.
>>>>Jonathan (53rd message)
>>>
>>>I do not like crticizing the hardware.
>>>I believe that it is also correct that the hardware is fast enough to win all
>>>humans in a match and the software is the problem.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>Chess, not complicated enough? If it can steer every game into complicated
>>tactics, then I think it IS complicated enough. Much more still, if it can get
>>into problem like positions.
>>S.Taylor
>
>I am not sure if humans cannot learn to avoid the complicated positions with
>white and get a draw.
>
>The fact that there are complicated positions that humans do not understand does
>not prove that they cannot avoid these positions in part of their games and get
>a draw.
>
>Uri
I can't deny it, but you seem to be quite a profound thinker! Good luck!
S.Taylor



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