Author: Paulo Soares
Date: 22:43:39 08/26/00
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On August 26, 2000 at 22:32:54, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On August 26, 2000 at 22:19:36, stuart taylor wrote: > >>On August 26, 2000 at 22:01:51, Jorge Pichard wrote: >> >>>On August 26, 2000 at 21:08:01, stuart taylor wrote: >>> >>>>It's very nice that Shredder won, and it might even prove top if tested on ssdf >>>>right now. But this is not a last years program, like Junior, Fritz, and Tiger. >>>> If you urgently need the best program available, in a few weeks from now, then >>>>maybe you want Shredder 5. But a few weeks after that, it might be something >>>>else-no? >>>>S.Taylor >>> >>>My friend once told me, "Jorge I thought that the P.C. that you bought in 1998 >>>was going to be your last one", I simply told him yes it was for that year, but >>>every year PC are getting faster and every two years their speed quadruples, and >>>I usually upgrade every two years. The moral of the story is that programs, just >>>like computers, the longer you wait without buying one, the better deal you get >>>and performance is quite significant. Finally, at the rate that P.C. chess >>>programming is advancing and the speed of microprocessors are doubling every 8 >>>months or sooner, if you really want a chess program capable of beating the >>>current human world champion simply wait until the year 2006; Since the current >>>program that you have now is beating you at least 60% of the time, unless you >>>are one of the best 100 players in the world. >>> >>>Pichard. >> >>I wouldn't even be surprised if the current computers are beating even Kasparov >>and his ilk, at least 60% of the time when they sit there trying things out >>behind closed doors! (and playing blitz). > >I believe current chess programs like Fritz and shredder are capable of beating >the best 5 players in the world in time control between 30 to 45 Min per side, >using pentium III 1Gh. > I think any great chessplayer will win any program (PIII-1Gh), in a match of 10 games in the time control among 30 to 45 min. It is enough to give to the chessplayer a month of preparation and a reasonable prize. I dare to write that the chessplayer doesn't need to know with which program he will play. Paulo Soares, from Brazil >Pichard. > >> But I think the best time to buy a chess program if you're looking for the >>best, is soon after the new ones have come out, and the first few tests have >>been publicized. Around February. Chances are it will stay about the best-till >>September. >>S.Taylor
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