Author: Chessfun
Date: 21:28:24 10/04/00
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On October 05, 2000 at 00:01:24, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 04, 2000 at 17:07:28, Chessfun wrote: > >>On October 04, 2000 at 16:28:22, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On October 04, 2000 at 10:21:13, Chessfun wrote: >>> >>>>On October 04, 2000 at 10:15:50, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>>On October 04, 2000 at 01:45:57, Chessfun wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On October 04, 2000 at 00:35:34, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On October 03, 2000 at 20:46:43, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Err.. exactly _what_ program won't kick a GM at blitz? I have seen GNU do it. >>>>>>>>I have seen everybody else do it too... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>This is hardly a distinguishing event. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Dr. Hyatt, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>You are correct. One game does not mean much. Gambit Tiger made it look so >>>>>>>easy though and Mecking made some decent moves. We will see how good this >>>>>>>program is within the next six months. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The audience that will be buying these type of programs will be most amused by >>>>>>>the style of play of Gambit Tiger. I am certain that you would enjoy it too. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Tim Frohlick >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Sorry, but for me you both miss the point. >>>>>>The game is of interest not because this is a GM, >>>>>>but who this GM is. It would be of interest to me >>>>>>and others I'm sure regardless of the program or the result. >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks. >>>>>>Sarah. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>So that game is more interesting than watching Shirov get smashed over and over >>>>>on ICC? >>>> >>>> >>>>Personally for me...yes. >>>>Mecking IMO is equal to seeing games of Karpov or Kasparov >>>>against computers. While I don't disagree that most programs >>>>would smash GM's at these time controls.....there are some GM's >>>>that have a certain legend to them. Mecking is IMO one Shirov is not. >>>> >>>>Sarah. >>> >>> >>>We have a difference of opinion then. I consider Shirov _far_ stronger against >>>programs. >> >> >>I would say there are many GM's stronger than Mecking >>at both OTB and against computers, but again that wasn't my point. >> >>Sarah. >Mine neither. Simply that a program beating a single GM (and an old one at >that) in one game is _not_ news. Who said it _was_ news. Is everything that's posted news. And it may simply be an old GM to you. But to myself and many others it's not that simple. This was Mecking.!! >Programs beat the best in the world at blitz >all the time. ho hum is the usual response to winning a blitz game today. As you have already now said, three times. I thought I had already agreed to that two posts ago. Sarah.
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