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

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 01:23:50 12/05/99

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On December 04, 1999 at 17:32:11, walter irvin wrote:

> i think the debate on if programs are GM or not are about to end .all its going
>to take is a couple more speed ups in mhz and its over .man is trying to hold on
>but in the end man will be ground up like hamburger meat . rebel has been doing
>well with this GM challenge . myself im surprised the GM's dont do better .they
>know who they are playing , no excuse not to be prepared .
>
>in 5 years computers are just going to be too fast , even if programers stop now
>and make no more improvements .i mean the day hiarcs gets 6,000,000 nps GM's are
>going to start to need odds of knight or so .


I hope you're joking, because a GM would absolutely crush a computer in this
scenario.

Pick any value of NPS that makes you happy - if the time control is 40/2, and
the GM has an extra knight, it won't even be close...

--Peter



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