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Subject: Re: Hubner - Fritz: 3-3 is really disappointing !

Author: Mark Young

Date: 13:36:14 07/23/01

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On July 23, 2001 at 16:05:41, Dann Corbit wrote:

>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.

I agree, to start a fire you must have a spark, Fritz, ChessTiger, Junior, and
Rebel have put out all remaining embers to that camp's fire.



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