Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 19:21:22 08/05/00
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On August 04, 2000 at 21:21:42, Laurence Chen wrote: ><snip> >> I don't believe this list for a second!! Consider this, on a pent 200 the list >>states that hiarcs6 is only 2417, yet the same program on that hardware defeated >>2495 dean hergott in a six game match!! >Yes, Dean Hergott at the time did not have a copy of Hiarcs to play and practice >with. Also computers chess at the time was not taken as seriously as it now. >The other explanation is that Dean Hergott was not aware of any anti-computer >strategy, or, he played he's usual style because he did not believe that the >computer was a serious threat. Result he lost to Hiarcs 6 on a Pentium 200. If >you look at the games, the games were not closed, locked up positions, no >anti-computer strategy was used. >Laurence That he played in a noisy shopping mall might also have something to do with it. Dave
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