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Subject: Re: Fictitious Harvard Cup 1999 : Would CSTAL belong?

Author: greg moller

Date: 12:20:30 06/25/99

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On June 25, 1999 at 13:50:16, Will Singleton wrote:

>
>On June 25, 1999 at 13:09:04, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:
>
>>I thought a fictitious Harvard Cup would involve picking which humans &
>>computer's would be in it, basing it on the setup that was traditionally used in
>>past Harvard cup events.
>>
>>My picks would be,
>>
>>Human's:                             Playing programs:
>>
>>1. Benjamin                          1.Shredder (of course)
>>
>>2. Rohde                             2.Fritz5
>>
>>3. Christiansen                      3.Hiarcs7.32
>>
>>4. Yermolinsky                       4.Nimzo99 (or 2000)
>>
>>5. Fedorowicz                        5.CM6000 (of of course)
>>
>>6. Gulko                             6.CS Tal II for Windows (A real wild card)
>>
>>
>>mrslug - the chess software addict!
>>
>>
>>
>
>Re your choice of CSTal, my results indicate it's about as strong as my program,
>perhaps a bit stronger.  This is from ICC blitz play.  What indication do you
>have that it belongs anywhere near the top programs?
>
>Will

In Thorsten's _slow_ tournaments Cstal has shown relative strength comparable to
all the top programs. Of course, due to its provocative style there's no reason
to think it won't do even better against humans.

ICC blitz play is a poor indicator OTOH, IMO. :)

regards,
gm



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