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Subject: Re: How many think Century wil win the Match?

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 16:31:43 02/17/02

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On February 17, 2002 at 18:31:13, James T. Walker wrote:

>On February 16, 2002 at 14:14:56, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote:
>
>>On February 16, 2002 at 00:44:44, Jose Menendez wrote:
>>
>>>Besides myself does anyone think Century will win?
>>>I am not the strongest Chess player in the World but my impression of century 4
>>>on my 1 gig machine is that it plays about 2650 Chess. I believe it is stronger
>>>then both fritz and tiger vs humans, also century is much less known then fritz,
>>>it is unlikely that many of the top players has any real experience playing it.
>>>I perdect 2 and half to 1 and a half in favor of Century4. I wonder if a Win for
>>>Century will convince the die hard skeptics that Computers are now Grandmasters,
>>>or will a program have to beat the world champion in a match to even be
>>>considered 2500? With all the recent accomplishments against humans being
>>>ignored , i bet this will be a requirment.
>>This Dutch grandmaster is weak for a program like Centuary 4.He will probably
>>draw 2 games and lose 2.Kasparov would have been a better opponent.
>
>Where do you get your information????
>From the Rebel web site:
>
>"The match will be a confrontation between the best Dutch player and the
>smartest Dutch program. Loek van Wely is champion of the Netherlands, European
>team champion and top twenty player. He humiliated Fritz SSS in Rotterdam 2000."

Is this on the Rebel site? I really can't remember this sentence?

Ed



>You have to walk before you can run.  Most of the Chess World is still trying to
>prove that Chess programs on PC's are at GM strength.  I believe this has been
>established already.  But a match vs a top 20 player is a big step beyond an
>ordinary GM rated say 2500-2550.  A 3-1 win vs this guy would be a very big
>step.



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