Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 06:43:00 03/07/02
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On March 07, 2002 at 05:50:43, David Dory wrote:
>On March 07, 2002 at 02:51:33, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>On March 07, 2002 at 01:09:37, stuart taylor wrote:
>>
>>>On March 07, 2002 at 00:48:12, David Dory wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 07, 2002 at 00:21:23, Jerry Buetler wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Machine is Athlon 900 time control was 40/2, I am currently unrated but have
>>>>>been playing many years. What Strength do you think I might be?
>>>>
>>>>If you are playing a variety of openings/defences, with these results, I have
>>>>one strong recommendation:
>>>>
>>>>No matter how much it may hurt - force your eyelids open, and quit dreaming!
>>>><grin>
>>>>
>>>>Congratulations may be in order, but I'd have to see the games. Can you post
>>>>them?
>>>>
>>>>Dave
>>>
>>>Yes, I too would question the settings and other factors etc.
>>>It doesn't even need a variety of openings. If you even only get a draw on an
>>>odd occassion, and lose everything else, you can safely think seriously about
>>>taking up chess proffessionally!
>>> An avarage person would (almost) NEVER get a draw without some kind of
>>>cheating.
>>>S.Taylor
>>
>>
>> But a 2100-2300 player can win games from Fritz7 and other top engines.
>> And this with quite normal settings and no cheating whatsoever.
>>
>> Sune
>
>How many un-rated players do you know who win 66% of their games against Fritz7,
>and at slow speed, also.
0 (Tell you the the truth I don't know many un-rated chessplayers at all -
but I think the answer would be the same even if I did ;-) 66% vs a top
engine is very hard.)
>
>My guess is he's cracked a line in the opening book, or he's got a bad Fritz, or
>he's just slightly exagerating to us.
No idea.
>
>What would you theorize, Sune?
Not much except my previous statement:
"But a 2100-2300 player can win games from Fritz7 and other top engines.
And this with quite normal settings and no cheating whatsoever."
This is not theorizing. I know it for a fact because I have done it myself.
Sune
>
>Dave
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