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Subject: Re: Ferret - by Ray Keene of BGN

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 15:59:14 05/11/01

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On May 11, 2001 at 17:29:43, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On May 11, 2001 at 13:16:43, Larry Proffer wrote:
>>The game data will have been presented to him by somebody else.
>>
>>The game was a 'typical computer game' - meaning crappy old material grabber. As
>>you point out they could have found good games to illustrate Ferret - but it
>>appears they illustrated Ferret with a bad game. They could have illustrated
>>Ferret with ICC grade information - with game results, instead of game scores.
>>
>>But game results look good. This game score makes Ferret look bad (especially if
>>you conveniently forget 1996 and P133's).
>>
>>We know Enrique and Bertil don't usually deal in game scores. They deal in game
>>results. Enrique and Bertil are not specially known for their talents in
>>persuading grandmasters of the merits of programs based apon their chess
>>knowledge.
>>
>>This makes me suspect that the *originator* of this game score was someone other
>>than our experts. The originator of this game score, and its juxtaposition with
>>Ferret, was someone used to talking to grandmasters and who knows how to
>>influence them.
>>
>>Keene published this game because it was in his mind, and it had influenced him.
>>Or?
>
>now i do understand what you wanted to say with this. aha.
>
>looks plausible.

It's possible but I don't care.  It's not like any of the people involved here,
including GM Keene, would do any better against Shirov.

And, in the hopes of scoring a good game or two, if Keene wants to play, my
computer's always on, except when my wife wants to run the teapot.

bruce



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