Author: Bertil Eklund
Date: 13:59:20 04/17/01
First of all these are the CONDITIONS for the match vs Kramnik. Use of a SMP-macine with 8cpus. POINT I was asked to recommend the STRONGEST programs for a qualifying tournament. The qualifyer should be used to pick the BEST program and not the "luckiest". Therefore it should be played in longer matches. Again and I repeat in order to minimize the randomness it shouldn't be played in a short tournament in a few rounds. The above means that only a few programs can take part in the challenge. What is the strongest programs of today? In my opinion, if I pick the 5-6 best programs (one cpu), it can only be the following Deep-Fritz, Deep-Shredder, Deep-Junior, Fritz6 and Tiger/Gambit. Then I checked the CONDITIONS again, and what is left only the Deeps of Fritz, Shredder and Junior. Fritz6 was a bit old anyway, so I skipped it but I really was sorry that (after that I had seen that mr Theron wasn't planning any SMP-version in the near future) I couldn't recommend the program(s) that may be the strongest of all in a single-cpu event. No there wasn't any ifs included in the stated CONDITIONS. No Swiss-tournament in a few rounds against a bunch of GMs. IF noone else hasn't noticed it yet, nowadays the most used word in this Forum is IF. I have almost seen as many suggestions as there are members in this fora. Almost anyone seems to be absolutely sure what to do and how to do. I only want to remind again that this is a commercial event. Meaning that there is a time-schedule. There are rules to be followed and contracts to be signed. I also find it quite logical that the organizer of the event want the strongest possible program to play against Kramnik. The cost of the event is a seven digit-number in USD. At last before everyone starts the shouting and shouting: I accepted the offer as a consultant, "chess-computer expert" for what it is worth, because I really liked the idea of a match between the best program on a 8cpu-machine. I haven't received a single cent for this, no the entry-fee wasn't supposed for mr Irazoqui or my pockets (mr Czub as usual). I was offered a trip to the event but if it can make someone happier I stay at home and prepare the computer for the next SSDF hardware-level. Hopefully mr Theron can have some kind of revenge if Tiger(s) tops the next list on the new hardware. Bertil
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