Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 08:13:31 05/19/00
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On May 19, 2000 at 11:00:07, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >On May 19, 2000 at 10:46:36, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: > >>On May 19, 2000 at 10:37:52, Albert Silver wrote: >> >>>On May 19, 2000 at 09:29:52, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >>> >>>Van der Wiel could give lessons on anti-computer strategy. Of course he is a >>>VERY old hand at it, and probably the most experienced of all the players in the >>>tournament. Made it look simple. >>> >>> Albert Silver >> >>True, and also true for Grooten and van Wely. Back to the old question: how >>strong are today's programs? It depends on how the opponent plays against them: >>in the van der Wiel, van Wely and Grooten way, or in the (foolish) style of van >>den Doel and de Vreugt. >> >>Overall, Fritz scored very well, with 5 points out of 9 and almost a GM norm. By >>the way, I think that Fritz running on a P300 would have lost and won the same >>games. >> >>Enrique > >I've just come back and had a look at the game. Another effortless win by a >human. Fritz simply had no idea what was going on. The old Levy dictum about >doing nothing but doing it carefully was effective again... Yes, Enrique, the >key question is just how strong are today's programs. > >I agree about Fritz's scoring well (5/9), but what if the other humans had >played the slow and careful game, instead of seeking skirmish? Hmmm. All I >know for sure is that Fritz is a great blitzer, but not a great tournamenent >player, yet :) > >*** Djordje This doesn't apply only to Fritz, but to all programs I know. I followed all these games with the best programs around and they were all clueless in the anti-computer games. They have a looooong, difficult, way to go... But don't forget something much more important than Fritz and computer chess progress in general: my dinner. :) How was our bet? Not counting the 2 forfeits, the percentage of Fritz is the 5th best in the Dutch championship. Did you say that Fritz would end up among the 3 or the 5 best? Enrique
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