Author: odell hall
Date: 20:32:07 01/11/00
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On January 11, 2000 at 22:39:35, Lanny DiBartolomeo wrote: >On January 11, 2000 at 22:19:23, stuart taylor wrote: > >>On January 11, 2000 at 21:41:01, Leon Stancliff wrote: >> >>> In my opinion the question as to whether the top microcomputer programs can >>>play at grandmaster level has been answered. The average rating for the >>>opponents of Rebel Century in the twenty games actually played was 2510 Elo. The >>>average Mhz rating of the computers was 498. Rebel won by 11-9 which gave it >>>55%. >>> The point differential for 55% wins is 35. When we add 35 points to 2510 we >>>have 2545 Elo. Rebel Century does play at grandmaster level. The question now >>>will become, "Where does the top micro program rate among the world list of >>>grandmasters?" >>> An Elo rating of 2545 would place Rebel Century at the 219th position out of >>>652 living grandmasters. This places the program in the top third of the GM >>>list. The only real live question now is "How long will it be before the top >>>computers will among the top one hundred?" Will it happen within three years? >> >> >>But were these grandmasters very strongly motivated? and were they as >>experienced against computers as people on their level ever will be? >>S.T. > >No G.M. likes to lose, I hate loosing I am sure they do more so (most anyway) > there was money envolved not a real lot but enough for them play 1 game hard >,and since they all waited to play only 1 game I am sure you get their full >efforts. > They must have wanted to see how well their preperations paid off, and I am >sure most was curious to see just how tough this program is. As far as "and >were they as >experienced against computers as people on their level ever will be?" My >question, > Are programs as well "adapted" to play against these GMs as they will ever be? > Also what if same games were played on 800mhz? Or correctly implimented opening >book? > Truthfully I thought it would be wonderful to be able to play against it if it >was 2450 40/2, anything else is GRAVY :))) I agree lanny!! although i think it's pretty clear that they are playing GM chess now! If rebel can achieve a 2490 rating under the impossible conditions of the GM Challenge. Then it would most likely score a hundred points better under normal conditions, playing a variety of elo levels.
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