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Subject: Re: I plan to settle this.

Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba

Date: 03:00:18 06/14/01

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On June 13, 2001 at 19:19:38, Slater Wold wrote:

>Ah geez.  I guess I knew it was a possibility, but I truly did _NOT_ want to
>start this damn GM arguement again.  Oh well.  Comes with the territory I guess.
>
>I've read all the posts, and I agree a little with every single one of them.  My
>mission here is to try to gather whether or not a (home) computer playing chess,
>is GM strength.  A 8x Xeon is _NOT_ a home computer.  In the last 5 BIG matches
>that put Man vs Machine, the machines are ridiculous.  And tournament directors
>always seem to pit the current champ vs. the current champ program.  This too is
>a little silly IMHO.
>
>This is what I am trying to do right now:  Match 4 GM's against 4 TOP chess
>playing programs on HOME computers.  The GM's will be BELOW 2600 FIDE.  Why?
>2600+ GM's are GM's that shine brightly out of the crowd of other GM's.  They
>are the "super" GM's.  I want an ordinary, plain, GM's.  And just like the GM's,
>I was "ordinary & plain" computers too.  The computers we use at our houses
>everyday.  Once again, I believe this to add more substance to the results of
>this tournament.
>
>What will it prove?  Well, it could prove a lot, or it could nothing at all.  If
>the computers win undefeated, what will it prove?  I would think, and persoanlly
>feel that I can say with a great amount of confidence, chess computers are GM
>strength.  If they don't win a single game, I would think, and personally feel,
>chess computers are not GM strength.  If it ties, then damn it, I guess this
>topic will continue to haunt us all.  :)
>
>Anyway, the ball is rolling.  I hope to have some good news soon.  If you have
>any ideas or thoughts on the tournament, PLEASE e-mail me.  I appreciate ANY &
>ALL the input I can get!
>
>
>Slate

Do you already have the human team complete? If not, I would suggest GM Gilberto
Hernández, his current rating is 2567 (in the 2500-2599 range you want).
Unfortunately I do not know how to contact him (:
José.



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