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Subject: Re: New SSDF rating list

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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