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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