Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 22:51:15 12/16/99
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On December 17, 1999 at 00:17:48, robert michelena wrote: >Peter, first of all, my conflict is with people who,while professing that they >are "average" (not IM or GM strength), can nevertheless defeat commercial >programs at their strongest settings. > >If you aggree with that observation, fine. But don't be confused by the >passion which is boiling over. I have never stated categorically that a player >who is an IM or GM cannot on occasion defeat a program. > Sorry, but you did state *exactly* that. Quoting from a previous post: "However, like the lonely scientist who stated that the world is indeed round, and not square, as all those around him cried, I will continue to state what I consider to be a fundamental truth: non grandmasters cannot beat commercial programs at their strongest settings." Now, in all fairness, it does appear that you softened your position in another post: "The gentleman you refer to is a USCF master. I have no trouble accepting that such an individual can occasionally defeat a commercial program." >As for the tournament you mentioned, correct me if I am wrong, but I believe >that the human competitors are either IMs or GMs. No? > No, the Aegon tournaments had much lower rated players, too, it's just that those games aren't often published. --Peter
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