Author: Ritter Rost
Date: 14:26:00 04/21/01
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On April 21, 2001 at 16:52:48, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On April 21, 2001 at 16:35:30, Ritter Rost wrote: > >>> >>>I don't think that anyone should allow themselves to be called best computer in >>>the world. We assigned that title in Paderborn 1999. >> >>A) Shredder is the World Champion, right! >>B) I think Deep Blue is the best computer in the world. It is far stronger than >>anything else. >> >>See humans as analogy: >> >>1. Who do you think is currently the strongest human chess player in the world? >>2. What is the point of the FIDE Elo list? > >DB doesn't exist anymore. > >The difference between the world championship and the rating list is present in >many areas of sport: > >1) There are computerized tennis rankings, but the spectators still come out to >see the major tournaments. > >2) Major league baseball plays a 162-game season, which seems like it should be >enough to determine which is the best team, yet we still have the World Series. > >3) Etc. > >Humans don't want a champion chosen by statistical methods. They want a >tournament or a match or a game, with the title on the line. > >bruce Right, still I'd like to ask who you think is the strongest human chess player.
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