Author: martin fierz
Date: 04:30:24 07/06/01
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On July 06, 2001 at 06:19:51, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On July 06, 2001 at 05:29:53, martin fierz wrote: > >>i'm really looking forward to this, because i believe it is a much more >>meaningful test for a program than a single game against an underprepared GM. > >Absolutely. But it's not a GM who's been playing a lot of tournaments of high >quality lately if I'm not mistaken. Furthermore, I'm not convinced that he knows >a lot about how computer programs play chess, ie. concentrates on preparing for >"normal" chess. My guess is that Deep Fritz will win convincingly. Either way, >it'll be interesting to see how he choses to play. > >Mogens. with a 2600 rating you do not get invitations to 'tournaments of high quality' any more, at least not for the very best tournaments (unless you are dutch or spanish of course). chessbase online lists 60 games by huebner for the year 2000, among his opponents are short, ivan sokolov, ponomariov, tiviakov, timman, dreev, zviaginsev, bareev & kramnik - this is enough high class opposition for anyone, and obviously he is still quite active. i would bet that he is preparing very seriously for this match (because he is the kind of guy who likes to prove something - in this case, that computers are stupid), and he will also inform himself about anti-computer chess. the match is 6 games, with 2 rest days after game 2 and 4. this is exactly the kind of event which i would like to see to show if comps are a match for GMs. it doesnt really matter if the GM is 2500 or 2600 or 2700 - my view on this is that the GM should be so much better positionally anyway than the computer, that if he manages to avoid the computers strong points, he should win, regardless of his rating. if huebner cannot beat deep fritz under such conditions, i will change my mind on the subject of computers being GM strength. cheers martin
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