Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:57:07 10/05/00
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On October 05, 2000 at 00:28:24, Chessfun wrote: >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. Then do you get a kick out of posting "ho hum" non-news? Beating Mecking or _any_ other GM does not make a new program significant. Other than to note that it is very strong. But then again.... gnu is very strong using that metric.
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