Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:41:02 05/11/00
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On May 11, 2000 at 10:08:29, Graham Laight wrote:
>On May 10, 2000 at 11:30:53, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>
>>Next July, Junior will play at Dortmund, one of the strongest tournaments of the
>>year. Kramnik, Anand and other first rate GMs will be there too. More
>>information at http://www.chessbase.com/News/newsframe.htm
>>
>>Together with Ed's games and the Israeli league, we can finally get a more
>>precise idea of the strength of chess programs. I miss another kind of event
>>where programs would have to face weaker opposition, say an average of 2200
>>players. Playing only high rated players can give an inflated estimate.
>
>I have to disagree!
>
>PCs have been beating IMs under tournament conditions for years! Look what
>Hiarcs did to Hergot (sorry if I spelled his name incorrectly) in their 6 match
>tournament way back in April '97!
>
>There's no place for IMs at the table against modern computers (especially not
>Junior with 8 processors).
Let's not be quite so precipitated as it isn't nearly that lopsided. They have
been winning for years but they have ALSO been losing, eh? Can't comment on
Junior on 8 processors, so we'll have to see, but we have already seen in the
Israeli league that though the programs can unquestionanbly beat GMs, they can
also be held to less by much lesser players.
Albert Silver
>
>-g
>
>>Enrique
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