Author: Amir Ban
Date: 17:10:49 07/17/98
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On July 17, 1998 at 19:48:20, Mark Young wrote: >On July 16, 1998 at 22:21:28, Joe McCarron wrote: > >>On July 15, 1998 at 11:27:58, blass uri wrote: >> >>>do computer programs play in correspondence chess against humans >>>and if yes I have 2 questions: >>>1)what is the international rating? >>>2)do their opponents know they play against a computer? >>> >>>I am sure computers have no chance against good players >>>but they are many correspondence players who do not use a computer >>>because they feel it is unethical. >>> >>>I know that in many correspondence games >>>weak players do tactical mistakes because they do not use a computer. >>> >>>Uri >>I once read that humans have the best chance against computers at roughly over >>the board tournament time controls. But I would also be interested in finding >>out how computers do in coorespondance as I would also think humans do better. > > >Computers get crushed pretty badly playing strong players at correspondence >chess. If I remember right IM Mike Valvo played (DT) in a 2 game match at >correspondece chess. Mike crushed it even though DT was thinking many hours per >move, and hitting 30 plies in its search. I remember reading how shocked the >programmers were at how badly the program lost. Even if Deep Blue was playing I >think the results would have been the same. This shows how much more room there >is left to improve programs. Please post those games. Amir
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