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Subject: Re: Smirin match conclusion?!

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:01:28 04/29/02

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On April 29, 2002 at 07:51:42, Otello Gnaramori wrote:

>On April 29, 2002 at 07:14:39, Jouni Uski wrote:
>
>>I think we can make two conclusion, even if one game is played later:
>>
>>1) Motivated super GM can still beat all PC programs
>>2) There isn't any program, which is specially good against humans
>>
>>Point 1) is actually good - there is still room for improvement, even if it's
>>unnecessary for 99,9999% of chess players.
>>Point 2) Fritz is as good as any program to play Kramnik. And with 8 CPU system
>>it can at least make interesting games.
>>
>>Jouni
>
>Point 1) is still far to be proven (..all PC programs is absolutely wrong),
>you're too optimistic and Smirin was a bit too lucky in the match.

Smirin was a "bit lucky"?  Had the second and third games been played at
40/2hr he would have been 3-0 after three games.  He was winning in all
three but time caused two of them to become draws.

I wish _I_ had that kind of "luck".

:)


>
>Point 2) is also not true, since some programs , e.g. Rebel , demonstrated to be
>very effective against humans.
>
>
>w.b.r.
>Otello



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