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Subject: Re: Virtual Chess

Author: Martin Grabriel

Date: 17:33:00 11/30/99

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Is there anywhere I can read about Paris 1997? (I was too young then, only 33 at
that time:) In particular, I am very interested to know the list of
participants.


On November 30, 1999 at 08:22:26, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On November 29, 1999 at 21:06:51, Martin Grabriel wrote:
>
>>Hi, can anyone help me with the following questions about Virtual Chess 2:
>>
>>(a) the difference between version 2.01 and version 2.03 ?
>>(b) its absence is SSDF?
>>(c) name of the Virtual Chess engine?
>>(d) rated only as master strength at Gambitsoft, but hell powerful! Any test
>>games between it and the other top grandmaster programs?
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>some play a blitz game against an international master and call their
>program masterstrength
>
>some play a few blitz games against anand and call their program
>grandmaster strength.
>
>Another very well known one just wins 2 games from kasparov, where kasparov
>is correctly accused for just playing like 2200, as this 223 has read a book
>written by kasparov and knows that h6 in that carokann is losing.
>
>They call it top GM level then though.
>
>
>Basically read my post about anti computer chess, a 3000 can lose
>to a computer in a tactical position where just developing pieces and
>pressure wins for the computer. A 2200 can win from the computer if he
>closes the position or even better, gets bigtime won out of an opening he
>knows.
>
>Comparing humans with computers is comparing cats with dogs.
>
>Virtual Chess is the commercial world champion (meaning entry fee was
>1000 dollar or something) from Paris 1997.
>
>
>Greetings,
>Vincent



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