Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 23:48:34 04/21/01
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On April 21, 2001 at 17:26:00, Ritter Rost wrote: >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. The best dill pickle is made by a company called "Felix", as far as I'm concerned. The best baseball cards are '53 Bowman Color. The best rock and roll band to lose its lead singer to cancer this week is/was the Ramones. I have not the slightest idea who the best human chess player is. bruce
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