Author: Chris Carson
Date: 12:30:29 04/07/01
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On April 07, 2001 at 13:49:52, Christophe Theron wrote: >On April 06, 2001 at 04:22:45, Harald Faber wrote: > >>On April 05, 2001 at 22:48:04, Mike Castañuela wrote: >> >>> >>>Taken from ElPais Digital (spain): >>> >>>(Brief resume: Enrique Irazoqui is planning to organize the tournament to decide >>>the best program (between 3, the Deeps Fritz, Junior and Shredder) which will >>>contend vs. Kramnik in Bahrein, at date not yet determined. >>>(Ah, and DeepBlue, but the difficulty of which this is made is obvious)). >>> >>>I hope that this match is to be carried (seems very obvious) >>>with the presence of the programmers, which is essential to make the tourn >>>valid (ethically speaking). >>> >>>Also, a question more: why not more programms at the contest >>>(e.g. Gambit-Tiger comes to my mind as a very plasible option, mainly by its >>>style). >> >> >>What reference does Tiger have in comparison with Deep Fritz and Shredder? >>Shredder is the current world champion, Deep Fritz leads the SSDF. Unless >>Tiger14 or GambitTiger2 will top the SSDF, the decision will certainly be made >>between the 2 mentioned programs. >>Don't get me wrong, I'd also like to see one of the Tigers play, but for >>officials there will be no justification. > > > >You have a point. For people who are absolutely ignorant about what's going on >in computer chess, I guess that BattleChess or ChessMaster 2000 would be the >programs of choice. They are definitely more famous for the general audience. > >Come on. > >You say that Tiger has less references that Shredder for example? Then when was >the last time Shredder has topped the SSDF list? Answer is NEVER. For Tiger it >was just one year ago, and who knows what is going to happen with Tiger 14. >Before October comes, we will know anyway. > >The choice of Fritz, Junior and Shredder is 100% arbitrary. > >Anyway the most important factor in this match is not going to be the speed of >the computer. Chosing these programs because they can run on multiprocessor PCs >is a joke. The strength difference of one, two or 4 processors when you face a >human player does not matter much. Ask Bob. > >The thing that will really matter in this match is PLAYING STYLE. You can choose >at random between Fritz, Shredder and Junior, it does not matter, they play the >same kind of chess. > >If you want to put a strong player under pressure, I think I have a point if I >say that Gambit Tiger has more chances to do it than the 3 others. > >I hope the organizers will think twice about this. > > > > Christophe I think Chess Tiger has a very good chance to defeat Kramnik. I hope it gets serious consideration. It has been the SSDF leader in the past, had some very good tournaments and is one of the top programs with a very good/different style of play. Best Wishes, Chris Carson
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