Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 18:21:41 12/20/01
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On December 20, 2001 at 16:47:50, Peter Berger wrote:
>On December 20, 2001 at 14:15:43, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>So they should not be commercial. I was talking about top commercial programs.
>>
>>If you are taking the worst commercial programs as a reference, you can indeed
>>prove anything.
>>
>>
>>
>> Christophe
>
>You _really_ narrow down the field for the commercials a lot here.
>
>You pick a professional : Chess Tiger.
>
>Lemme pick an amateur : Yace.
>
>OK - you win .
>
>How many commercial programs can be really sure to win this kind of "betting
>battle" ?
>
>Regards,
>pete
That's not my point. We were talking about best commercial programs vs. best
amateur programs.
I agree that there are strong amateurs, but the interesting thing is the gap
between the best professionals and the best amateurs.
Christophe
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