Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:25:00 07/15/00
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On July 15, 2000 at 17:19:20, Chris Carson wrote: >This last week has been the most exciting chess week since >the 97 DB-KK match. Tomorrow should be a great day for P. ConNers >and DJ, win - lose - draw. :) > >DJ and P. ConNers have both played well enough to get GM norms >(if FIDE actually gave them to programs/hardware). Both DJ and >P. ConNers will get TPR's higher than 2600, perhaps even higher >than 2700 (2702 if DJ wins and 2703 if P. ConNers wins). Both are >within .5 points of beating 96 DB. This should be a very exciting >day. > >Here are the TPR's for all 2600 or near 2600 performances: > >Date Event Program HW TPR Opp Avg + = - Tot >May-97 Match IBM DBII Spec 2862 2795 2 3 1 6 >Jul-00 Lipps P. ConNers 32x-300 2681 2521 6 2 2 8 The 6 wins are pretty astonishing. >Jul-00 Dort DJ 6 8x-500 2647 2697 1 5 2 8 >Feb-96 Match IBM DB Spec 2642 2775 1 2 3 6 >Dec-98 4th Cop Hiarcs 6 P2-350 2611 2268 6 1 0 7 >Nov-97 3rd Cop Reb 9 P-225 2599 2249 7 1 0 8 >May-00 Dutch Fritz6/SSS 4x-500 2595 2551 3 4 2 9 > >Most remarkeble! Top 100 GM strength performance and perhaps higher! > >The authors of DJ and P. ConNers have made significant strides in >improving the programs to get the most out of the hardware. >I will give a full report after the games tomorrow. :) In order for the 2600 TPR to count towards a GM norm, the contest must be of a high enough category. I know that Dortmund clearly is. Is Lipps a high enough calibre tournament to count towards a TPR?
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