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Subject: Re: What is the rating of the chess programmers making IM/GM software?

Author: Lenard Spencer

Date: 16:51:54 11/25/00

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On November 25, 2000 at 16:42:09, Jonathan Lee wrote:

>What is the rating of the chess programmers who are making chess software at
>about IM/GM level?
>Joel Benjamin is a GM who helped the Deeper Blue project 3 and a half years ago.
>The programmer could see a pattern in their software losses but they need not be
>master playing against their own program.
>The programmer can make a program that he himself can't beat it.
>I think this is a very curious question.
>Jonathan (88th message)

That is very true.  Tony Scherzer claimed to be "one of the world's worst chess
players" yet his hardware chess machine BEBE was rated in the low 1800's in
1982.  I'm sure Bob Hyatt would have one hell of a time trying to beat Crafty
right now...




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