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Subject: Re: So championship results mean something?

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 20:04:57 08/26/00

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On August 26, 2000 at 22:45:16, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On August 26, 2000 at 21:16:06, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>If only a massive rating list such as ssdf can clearly indicate the relative
>>strengths of chess programs, so what is the point of championships of a few
>>games?
>>  Perhaps these championships and computer tournaments should have a clear
>>porpose and function other than sample exhibition, if people say the results in
>>themselves, mean nothing.
>>S.Taylor
>
>Why do you guys insist that the championship have some sort of deeper
>significance?  It's not a math exercise, it is a competition.
>
>bruce

That sounds quite profound!
One of several differences between human and machine competition is that humans
know when they are competing, and act accordingly. Then it much less a question
of maths.  With machines, the results are basically predetermined, it just has
to be actualized. To be viewed.
S.Taylor



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