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Subject: Re: GM - Strength argument over

Author: Mike S.

Date: 16:56:57 06/27/01

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On June 27, 2001 at 17:48:51, Otello Gnaramori wrote:

>On June 27, 2001 at 17:18:53, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On June 27, 2001 at 15:51:05, Marvin wrote:
>>
>>>The argument is over. Pocket Fritz (or is it Shredder?) is GM-Strength.
>>>http://www.chessbase.com/
>>>(...)
>>>The "Evil Empire" never lies.

It also has some sense of humour (which it can afford to have).

>>Who concluded that???  It is utter nonsense.

>I think that the first poster was joking about the argument...

If it would be non-realistic to 100%, it wouldn't be funny at all. But actually
any top program on 200 MHz is - in let's say 97% of complex *combinative*
positions - even above GM-strength in terms of tactics IMO. I don't think a
strong tournament player will want to analyse strategical or positional issues,
but the tactics.

Btw. I do not follow the large threads here about programs being GM-strength (in
general) or not. I assume no computer chess programmer, -expert or -fan will
doubt that programs - also if they run at 200 MHz "only" are GM *tacticians*
(combinative players), with *very* few exceptions, i.e. extreme anticomputer
positions. Disputing that means the end of reasonable talking about computer
chess IMO. I do not expect that.

Regards,
M.Scheidl



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