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Subject: Re: Crafty is in the same class as the top programs.

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 00:19:54 04/28/00

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On April 28, 2000 at 01:49:32, Jerry Adams wrote:

>  Sorry Uri
>
>
> I do not buy the argument people try to sell that somehow chess between
>programs is different then chess between human and program. If you are speaking
>scientifically can you explain specifically what the differences are? I see
>Chess as being Chess. The same rules that govern computer vs computer chess ,
>govern human vs computer. I do not disagree that humans and computers have
>different playing styles. Please produce the evidence that says that a SSdf
>program won't perform as well against humans as it does other programs?  Are you
>sure that this ideal was not made up by the general consesus of this message
>board and put over as a fact??

Hey Jerry,

Chris Carson has gathered a lot of games between computer programs and human
players. The result suggest that some of the top programs on the SSDF list don't
perform according to their SSDF rating, even though the sample size is to small
to make any conclusions AFAIK.

I hope that you would agree that the 2700+ rating of Fritz6 on a K6-2 450Mhz
computer sounds sligtly exaggerated. My personal opinion is, that no human
player with a rating exceeding 2350, or maybe even less, should be afraid to
play against that configuration.

Best wishes...
Mogens



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