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Subject: Re: comp vs comp or comp vs human ... but why not comp vs cc players?

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 02:20:00 04/27/99

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On April 26, 1999 at 11:36:16, blass uri wrote:

> >>>Allow the cc player to check his ideas with a program and he will crush the
>>>>opponent program.
>>>
>>>I'm not so sure. Maybe if the cc player have an ICCF-ELO >2500 but not
>>>otherwise.
>>
>>I am sure 2200-2300 is enough.
>
>I  do not agree about it.
>
>2200-2300 correspondence rating players have good pracrical chances to win but
>the computer also has a good chance to win.

May depend on the tie control.

>Remember that the cc players sleep,eat when the computer can concentrate in the
>position for many hours without getting tired.
>
>The computer may find a good move that the cc player missed because (s)he did
>not give the computer enough hours to analyze the position.
>Uri

That would be playing comp-comp. I assume the cc player developping ideas and
plans on his own and only CHECKING them with a program for tactical holes.
In this issue humans ARE better than programs.




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