Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:26:00 06/22/99
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On June 22, 1999 at 10:20:18, Harald Faber wrote: >On June 21, 1999 at 13:15:16, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On June 20, 1999 at 13:14:24, odell hall wrote: >>>Hi CCC >>> I Guess no one has any lame excuses about this result, since the time control >>>was 40/2. I think it now clear to everyone the computers have reached the >>>grandmaster level!!. Show me a team of internation masters that could achieve >>>such results in a million years! And this was not one game!! , but Five! > >>Despite your insistent pleas, this is not evidence of GM level. GM norms are >>mathematically described in the rules for FIDE, USCF, or similar governing >>bodies. When computers have managed to perform as described, then they will be >>playing at GM level. Since they have not, we cannot say that they are and we >>also cannot say that they are not. We really do not know. To pretend that we >>do know is bad science. > >How is the chance of getting a FIDE-title for a chess program? What does the >FIDE charter say about chee programs competing in human tournaments? What does >USCF say? A few years ago, in an effort to get a part of the 'cash cow' that computer chess manufacturers represented, FIDE adopted a rule that allowed a computer to become a member. However, the 'fee' was out of sight. I don't even recall what it was now, but remember laughing when I saw it. I have no idea if the rule has been repealed (likely, since FIDE is pretty fickle rule-wise). USCF allows computer members (Crafty is a member, rated at roughly 2400 after only a dozen games or so) but most USCF sanctioned tournaments have (NC) (no computers) in the advertisements... USCF also has some stupid rules that allow humans to 'opt-out' of playing a computer at the start of a tournament, which can totally screw up pairings and final results...
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