Author: Chris Carson
Date: 03:36:46 06/13/01
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On June 12, 2001 at 22:18:31, Slater Wold wrote: >I am not sure about the other CCC readers, but the recent "Are computers GM >strength?" has gotten me curious. Are they? One would think. But then you see >a computer play a bad game, and think, "HA! A 2100 COULD PLAY BETTER THAN >THAT!" > >So let's finalize this. In a full rules, simulated FIDE event. I am talking >about the 4 top programs vs 4 2500+ GM's. Swiss tournament, standard time >controls. All the good stuff. Simulate ratings, and get a decent GUESS at >what, in this tournament, the computers would achieve. > >I would rather a 3 round swiss tournament @ 120/0. 3 games against a GM is a >good gathering of performance. 12 games. See how the computers do. > >The summer is arriving, and a lot of GM's will be playing a lot of tournaments >soon. If you'd like to help, please contact me. If you can help, PLEASE >contact me. If you want to tell me what a worthless waste of time this is, >DON'T CONTACT ME! NOT EVEN ON THE CCC BOARD! I don't think anyone wants to >hear it. > >I doubt ANYONE could argue the point of a 3 round swiss. If the computers walk >away undefeated, then we'll know. It could be close, it could be a killing. > >If ANYONE has a better idea. PLEASE SPEAK NOW! > > >Slate Sounds like a great idea. Keep us posted and look foward to adding the results to my list. :) Best Regards, Chris Carson
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