Author: Chessfun
Date: 12:23:05 10/05/00
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On October 05, 2000 at 14:40:48, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 05, 2000 at 13:21:02, Chessfun wrote: > >>On October 05, 2000 at 10:57:07, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>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? >> >> >>It is amazing how you make these statements. >>What news did I post?...really I wish you would check _FACT_ >>before posting. > >The start of this thread was "gambit tiger beat GM Mecking in one game, >WOW". I responded that "that is _not_ anything new at all. > >Those are the "facts". No...you previously wrote "do you get a kick out of posting "ho hum" non-news" I replied with "What news did I post?" Those are the "facts". And this thread was titled "Gambit Tiger--A Superlative Comparison" not what you wrote.....another "fact" Sarah.
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