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Subject: Re: Latest millenium news?

Author: Chessfun

Date: 06:27:29 04/19/01

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On April 19, 2001 at 01:01:39, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>On April 18, 2001 at 18:45:56, Chessfun wrote:
>
>>On April 17, 2001 at 16:02:53, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>
>>>On April 17, 2001 at 14:42:44, Chessfun wrote:
>>>
>>>>On April 17, 2001 at 13:19:19, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On April 17, 2001 at 09:09:09, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On April 17, 2001 at 07:01:17, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On April 17, 2001 at 02:42:18, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On April 17, 2001 at 02:15:27, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>On April 16, 2001 at 20:02:02, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>On April 16, 2001 at 03:31:12, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>On April 16, 2001 at 02:46:59, Chessfun wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>On April 16, 2001 at 02:13:32, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>On April 15, 2001 at 14:50:33, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On April 15, 2001 at 03:05:47, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Shredder tournament version won all the tournaments since 1999! No other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>tournament version did the same. These are facts, the rest are words.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Also you do not have our latest version. How can you know how strong is Deep
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Shredder now?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sandro Necchi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hi Sandro,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I have read Deep Blue has been invited too. What should happen if the DB
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>people say yes and want to play Kramnik. Should we say: since DB has beaten
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Kasparov DB is the real and only candidate?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hi Ed,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>no, I think only commercial program version like our should be used. I think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>your 2 programs (Rebel and Chess Tiger) should be included in the list too, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>I am not the one that decides.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sandro
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Sandro, I thought your opinion was that Shredder was the only candidate?.
>>>>>>>>>>>>The above would indicate otherwise.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>No, if only one program should match Kramnik this is Shredder because it is the
>>>>>>>>>>>world champion.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Then it must be the version of Shredder which played in the 2000 WMCCC, on the
>>>>>>>>>>same hardware.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Sorry I do not agree.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Because a newer version on a different hardware (in particular on a
>>>>>>>>>>multiprocessor computer) does NOT own any World title as far as I know.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>If you are mad because you did not win the Computer Chess World Championship is
>>>>>>>>>not my fault.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>No, I'm not mad Sandro. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Good to hear.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have won some tournaments with my program too, and I'm fine. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I know.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You know, there is so much randomness involved in short tournaments, they do not
>>>>>>>>mean that much.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Yes, but to me it means a lot.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Since it is the only title recognized by  ICCA, for me it is the most important
>>>>>>>>>one. So the best version of that program with the fastest hardware should be
>>>>>>>>>used.
>>>>>>>>>This is my opionion. Sorry.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>This is just your opinion.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Not only mine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I think that the best program of today should be used. Not just a program that
>>>>>>>>has won a short tournament last year and has been hiding away from the SSDF
>>>>>>>>then.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This is your opinion. Also which should be used:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The best against other chess programs or the best against kramnik?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>The organizers of the tournament need the best program. I they fail to select
>>>>>>>>the best, the general audience will learn about this, and the disappointement
>>>>>>>>will be huge.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>No I think the audience want the world champion which is Shredder!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Not in my opinion. I think the main body of customers here would prefer to see
>>>>>>the current best program compete in the tournament, I would like to see a
>>>>>>candidates tourny decide who plays. I will be very angry should it turn out that
>>>>>>Shreddar be selected without having played against any sort of candidates match,
>>>>>>even if it is only deeps Fritz, Junior.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have purchased most all of the chess programs, it is sort of a hobby to me. I
>>>>>>am way to old to improve my chess (72), I just enjoy watching the lil buggers go
>>>>>>at it. SSDF to me is the ultimate measure of comp chess playing strength. I
>>>>>>trust them.
>>>>>>Shreader is the only program I have not purchased and do not plan to purchase.
>>>>>>Why ?. Because of the suspicious marketing driven behavior of avoiding to
>>>>>>compete in the most important yardstick for measuring computer chess strength,
>>>>>>the SSDF.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I would be very comfortable should Shreader come out the winner of a candidates
>>>>>>tournament and represent the digital lil buggers.
>>>>>>That is my thought, only one voice, but it is mine
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Wayne
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Their money is not well invested if they do not make sure that the best program
>>>>>>>>plays.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>If Shredder is really the best, why did Weiner refuse to let the SSDF publish
>>>>>>>>its the results, and why did Weiner withdraw from the event when it learned that
>>>>>>>>Shredder would have to qualify against Deep Fritz and Deep Junior?
>>>>>
>>>>>We are the World Champion until the ICCA new tournament will be held and another
>>>>>program win the title.
>>>>>If we do not recognize such a title and event there is no reason to make such
>>>>>event anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>Sandro Necchi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yes the more exclaimation marks the better.
>>>>That so clearly portrays your right? no?
>>>
>>>Sarah,
>>>
>>>the point is that they have not been able to bit us. All the rest are simply
>>>excuses!!!
>>
>>I have seen no excuses. Just people putting forward their points of view.
>
>my point of view is simple:
>
>It is not sure that kramnik it the strongest chess player, but he is the World
>Champion having defeated Kasparov.
>
>it is not sure Shredder is the strongest chess program today, but it is the
>World Champion.
>
>So the 2 world champion should play each other.


Wasn't that what they started negotiating in December 2000.?
Then you tell me why these negotiations didn't reach a match?


>If we need to find out which program is the strongest than it must play against
>the strongest chess player (Fide rating No. 1)


Any program playing Kasparov is fine with me. As is Shirov or some other
top human.


>Does this make sense or not?

As a point of view sure. But as I said anyone is entitled one.

Sarah.




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