Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 15:08:02 05/14/00
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On May 14, 2000 at 16:32:16, James Robertson wrote: >On May 14, 2000 at 13:22:19, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>I know that any top GM like Van Wely can pratice against the commercial Fritz 6a >>program and eventually learn how to squeeze the positional disadvantages of any >>top commercial programs, but this eventually take time and deep calculations. >>After watching the latest game between Van Wely vs Fritz SSS, I am >>more convinced that even with the clear advantage that Van Wely obtained, if >>this would have been game in 30 minutes per side and the program is set not to >>resign unless it is losing by minus 9 points, it is clear that Fritz SSS or any >>other of the top three programs giving this position can hold until the time of >>30 minutes has passed by the human player, therefore, losing a won game. the >>reason behind this, is that just to reach this position it would take at least >>20 minutes, and again that is if the program does not have this opening. > >Which is why Anand beat Fritz last year in a 4-game G/25 match? > >Be realistic. Van Wely had at least a +6 advantage in that final position. I'll >wager he could win it even if he had only 5 minutes left on his clock. > >James Think about it, in game in 30 minutes per side Van Wely would have never reached this position, in reality it took him a little bit over 1 hour. Plus you can never compare Anand to Van Wely playing against computer. Anand is the only player that I can think of who can still beat a computer using the latest hardware in game less than 30 minutes per side.
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