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Subject: Re: comps. GM strength maybe but can we agree that they are IM strength

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 20:52:10 01/13/01

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On January 13, 2001 at 23:40:49, Mike S. wrote:

>On January 13, 2001 at 23:00:54, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>(...)
>>I also think that only games at tournament time controls should count in the
>>discussions.  Typically, the trojan horse attacks are made at blitz time
>>controls.  If you give the computers 40/2 time control, they are far less likely
>>to get sucked into such a thing.
>
>I agree, but... an IM would reject the trojan sac under blitz conditions too :o)
>- Btw., the games mentioned were at 40/120' with one exception, and the last 3
>on P600. Quite impressive.
>
>Anyway, I think that anti-anti code (like Crafty and probably Chess Tiger have
>it for this pattern) are useful improvements, towards "real" IM or GM strength.

Since Crafty's code is public knowledge, soon all the other programs will have
it too.

;-)



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