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

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 13:54:40 07/23/01

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On July 23, 2001 at 16:42:34, Frank Quisinsky 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.
>
>Hi Dann,
>
>OK, Deep Fritz have better hardware but it is enough for a match against Kramnik
>with 2.800 ELO. I don`t know.
>
>I saw in the online match Deep Shredder vs. The World (see the log files) that
>maybe more hardware power is not sooo important. So I think that with a program
>with the actual hardware (for example: Athlon 1Ghz) get not 60-70 ELO more
>compare to a Athlon with 2Ghz. Maybe against a GM 20-40 ELO, I believe 20 ELO !!
>
>I believe Deep Fritz, or Chess Tiger, Junior, Shredder or Gandalf have no chance
>in a long match against Kramnik. But the best chance have a program with a lot
>of chess knowledge.
>
>I mean, for an example against a Grandmaster:
>Deep Fritz tactical strength = 3.000 ELO
>Deep Fritz postional strength = 2.350 ELO
>Deep Fritz endgame strength = 2.500 ELO
>
>Deep Shredder tactical strength = 2.900 ELO
>Deep Shredder positional strength = 2.400 ELO
>Deep Shredder endgame strength = 2.550 ELO
>
>Not important is 100 ELO more in tactical stenght but 50 ELO more in positional
>strenght is important in combination with tactical strength.
>
>So I think the best chance against Kramnik have:
>- World Champion Shredder
>- Hiarcs 7 or better 8 :-))
>- Gandalf 4.32g
>- Maybe Rebel Century, Virtual Chess or Chess Tiger.
>
>Furthermore, only the World Champion Shredder against Kramnik is interesting.
>Other programs are for me not interesting.
>
>We have a World Champion, a program which won 3x the World Championschip, so we
>have not one reason to play with Fritz !!
>
>Absolutly clear !!
>People can write x reasons for a match Kramnik - Tiger or Kramnik - Fritz. All
>is not important. Important is that Shredder won 3x the Computer Chess World
>Championchip.

The reason is dollars and cents, and not to be ignored.
The sponsor is (I believe) a company that makes multiple CPU machines.
Will they really want to run on a single CPU?

So, if they don't sponsor it, the match does not happen.

It isn't justice.  Justice is Shredder playing the game.  Or at least Shredder
given a chance to play the game.  However, it is good chess that I am to
mentally weak to boycott.  You can bet I will watch every move with great
interest.

Even so, the next chess program I am going to buy is Shredder (which I don't own
yet).  Not that I am brimming with moral goodness which drives me to make this
decision.  Rather, Shredder can create EPD output, and so I am keenly interested
to use it in CAP.




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