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

Author: Peter Hegger

Date: 12:14:08 12/05/99

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On December 05, 1999 at 12:38:04, Chessfun wrote:

>On December 05, 1999 at 07:15:51, Côme wrote:
>
>>On December 04, 1999 at 16:40:02, Charles Unruh wrote:
>>
>>>How much does it take to show blind men that Comps are GM strength.  A program
>>>beats a GM, draws several more, then beats lithuanian national team, Draws a
>>>40/2 with Anand and there are people here who want to make out that it's hardly
>>>USCF master strength!!!
>>
>>
>>Hello,
>>IMHO Sherbakov and Baburin have played like if they play against humans,it's not
>>a good choice.
>>All Chess Programs are good in open positions but in positional play the value
>>of a programs is not more than 1600!
>>Best Regards
>>Alexandre Côme
>
>We all likely agree computers are worse positionally than tactically yet
>thinking they are only 1600 positionally is a stretch.
>Thanks.

I think a fair ratio would be 2150 positionally and 2750 tactically. To say they
are only 1600 positionally is absurd in my opinion.
Peter



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