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Subject: Re: Rebel Shows GM strength once AGAIN(draws Baburin)

Author: Marc Plum

Date: 17:18:01 12/04/99

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On December 04, 1999 at 17:51:28, Lonnie Cook wrote:

>On December 04, 1999 at 17:43:26, walter irvin wrote:

( big snip)

>>chess programs understanding is lower than uscf master ,but the speed of thought
>>of the computer is getting harder and harder for humans keep up .
>
>I agree Walter with your statement. However they win ... speed,opening books
>,learning,etc still means they win. Look at Samuel Reshevsky. never really
>studied openings and it showed sometimes but look how strong he was. he ad a
>flaw in his chesscharacter,just like computers, understanding, the concept is
>the same

Pretty good analogy, although Reshevsky had a much deeper understanding of the
game than any computer. It may be easy for a 2200 player to see when a program
is being outplayed positionally, but it is very hard to win a winning position
against them, just as it was against Reshevsky.  Computers still make mistakes
that a GM would not, but ratings and titles are determined by results, not
esthetics.

Marc




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