Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 12:12:05 08/08/03
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On August 08, 2003 at 12:51:34, Mathieu Pagé wrote:
>On August 08, 2003 at 11:52:37, ERIQ wrote:
>
>>How about making the comps play on 486's w/32 mb ram and no endgame tablebases.
>>I then think the GM's wouldn't fear them so. But for that the comps, should be
>>granted fide ratings and titles :)
>>
>>btw: under such conditions I still think chess genius 3 or chesstiger would
>>make IM!
>
>Why should we try to handicap computers ?
>
>If they become so stronger that we can no longer beat them, we just have to stop
>competing against them.
>
>Do we have handicaped car in human's foot races ?
>
>IMHO the only choice we have is to accept the fact that our machines are better
>than us.
I do not agree. Machines are only better as long as strong humans try
to win. I am quite sure that the computers would hardly ever win a game
if humans are playing boring games with only the draw in mind.
Kurt
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