Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Van der Wiel - Fritz SSS 1-0

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 15:15:39 05/19/00

Go up one level in this thread


On May 19, 2000 at 14:21:26, Wybe Koopmans 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
>
>Come on Enrique, Fritz didn't scored well.

5 out of nine, 55.6% without forfeits.

> It's a long way to be a GM in Holland
>:-)

8 Elo points is not a long way. Fritz almost, almost got a GM norm.

>First Piket, agree well done
>3 times a walk-over (v.d. Sterren, Bosboom and v.d. Doel)

And de Vreugt.

>Grooten and Tiviakov, winning positions for humans

But Grooten lost and Tiviakov drew. You must count that too. I know that Grooten
and Tiviakov did.

>v. Wely and v.d Wiel high standard anti-computer play
>de Vreugt, young and now a GM !
>
>2,5 out 9

You have a funny way to count, Wybe. It was 5 out of 9.

Enrique

>Wybe



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.