Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 13:05:41 07/23/01
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On July 23, 2001 at 15:23:33, Mark Young wrote: >On July 23, 2001 at 14:37:15, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On July 23, 2001 at 07:20:01, Jouni Uski wrote: >> >>>I am back after summer holiday - no internet access in almost 5 weeks. Can You >>>equal this? >>> >>>I found this result from Chessbase side and I am really disappointed for Fritz >>>performance with 2*1000Mhz. This program hasn't any chance against 2800 Kramnik. >>>Can they cancel match may be as uninteresting? Or change to Chess Tiger 14... >> >>3:3 result against one of the best players in the world is nothing short of >>phenomenal. The program did better than I expected. >> >>The new match will be on 4x more powerful hardware, adding about 100 ELO. >> >>I don't think any result is cast in stone yet. >> >>I expect Kramnik to win, but any tiny slip could change that. > >I do think computers are GM Level, but I think and history has shown this with >world champions playing matches with players below the top 25, that the match >may be a mismatch. I think GM Kramnik will crush Fritz, but I think this is to >be expected. Unless computers are even stronger then the data would predict. > >I predict a 7.5 - 2.5 score in favor of GM Kramnik, or maybe 6.5-3.5 if GM >Kramnik wants to coast. No matter how you look at it, I don't see Fritz winning >or drawing this match. GM Kramnik is too strong for today's computers. FWIW: I don't think that a smashing by Kramnik will add any fuel to the "Computers are not GM's" camp either. Kramnik would do the same to 99% of the GM's too. He is (arguably) the best player in the world.
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