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Subject: Re: Fritz is a GM

Author: Mark Young

Date: 01:23:26 07/21/98

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On July 20, 1998 at 21:14:51, Don Dailey wrote:

>On July 20, 1998 at 17:43:16, blass uri wrote:
>
>>
>>On July 20, 1998 at 17:26:09, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>In my humble opinion, the strongest micro is within 100 rating
>>>>points of the weak grandmaster level so I'll say that it's no
>>>>weaker than 2400 ELO rating points.
>>>
>>>That makes it easy, because that is my upper bound.  So we have no
>>>further negotiation here.  :)
>>
>>I think the strongest micro is 2500 ELO
>>The performance of Junior against humans is close to 2500
>>
>>Uri
>
>I tend to agree.  I give 2400 as a LOWER bound for this very reason.
>This means I am allowing fairly significant error on my part and
>also taking into account conditions which might favor the humans,
>such as greater ability to learn your opponent.
>
>- Don


2400 rating or better is correct even taking into account skilled players using
strong anti-computer tactics. I think its hard to argue that Micro's are not at
IM status. I don't think that micro's are at GM status yet but it is getting
close. I have found that it takes now at least an IM to use anti-computer
tactics to win against most of the top micros today. And even than half the time
the tactics do not work any more. I think I know the IM that Bob is talking
about IM Commons and yes he does have a nack for betting computers but still the
programs I have played against him have scored many wins. And if my memory is
correct CG5 has a nice plus score against him. I wish more strong players were
like IM Commons he not only likes to play computers at slower time controls, he
likes to tell why he playes certain moves against computers. He has given me
many insights into anti-computer play.



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