Author: Slater Wold
Date: 05:04:31 06/14/01
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On June 14, 2001 at 06:00:18, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: >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. It's usually pretty easy to contact a GM. :) (Unless that GM is Fischer!) Just out of curiousity, why would you recommend him? Thanks! Slate
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