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Subject: Re: What are the results of chess programs in correspondence games?

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 04:11:29 04/27/01

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On April 27, 2001 at 06:02:20, Uri Blass wrote:

>I believe that it will be more interesting to get games of chess programs in
>correspondence tournament instead of getting games of chess programs against the
>world.
>
>you can get information about ICCF tournament at http://www.iccf.com
>
>It will be interesting if chess programs can win the email tournament inspite of
>the fact that the opponents can use computers because of the important advantage
>of having more time.
>

More than 90% of the opponents in this slow time control where Gambit Tiger II
vs Web are using computers and have plenty of time to analyze a position. I
don't see any diferenceat all.

http://www.rebel.nl/gt2-web.htm

Pichard.

>The opponents usually have only one computer and do not use different computers
>against different oponents so if we find enough volunteers to use chess programs
>then they have chances to win the tournament.
>
>In the email ournament it is possible to get average of more than 144 hours per
>move against every opponent(I say more than 144 hours per move because pondering
>is possible).
>
>In the postal tournament (not by email) it is possible to get an average of more
>than 72 hours per move and we only need enough volunteers to do it with good
>hardware.
>
>I guess that winning the second tournament is more easy because people who do
>not use email often also do not use computers.
>
>What is your guess for the rating of this monster when Deep Fritz or Deep Junior
>on a dual or quad is used(it should also calculate when it is in book in order
>to check if the book does not contain errors and play book moves only if the
>score of the best book move is not significantly lower than the score of the
>root position)
>
>My guess is that it can get an ICCF rating of 2600.
>
>Uri



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