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Subject: Re: Can an amateur program win a world championchip ? ... An experiment !

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 07:56:31 07/03/01

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On July 02, 2001 at 14:38:59, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>Hi Bob,
>
>>How about looking at history.  Amateurs won the 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986,
>>1989 world computer chess titles, for starters. :)
>
>Good comment ... I must add your comment in the text from my start page about
>this experiment. Hope this is OK ...
>
>At the moment not easy for the amateurs.
>I believe Crafty and Yace have the best chance to win a big tourney.

Are you talking about all known amateur programs? Or only the ones freely
available?

                                        Albert

>
>The first of twenty tournaments is running.
>Crafty 18.10 at the moment with 1.5/2 :-)
>
>Remis vs. Chess Tiger 14.0 (also 1.5/2) and won against SOS 03/00.
>In front Gromit 3.8.2 with 2/2, won against Deep Fritz T29c and Deep Patzer
>3.61. Hm ... I have a lot of fun and hope in the first tourney of the first
>amateur winner.
>
>Best
>Frank



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