Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 13:32:20 02/20/02
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On February 20, 2002 at 16:00:07, Louis Fagliano wrote: >On February 20, 2002 at 14:04:43, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On February 20, 2002 at 13:56:37, Terry McCracken wrote: >> >>>On February 20, 2002 at 13:33:52, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On February 20, 2002 at 12:54:49, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote: >>>> >>>>>On February 20, 2002 at 12:23:45, Graham Laight wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On February 20, 2002 at 12:07:45, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>What is "terrible and tragic" here? Is the hyperbole already out of >>>>>>>control? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>:) >>>>>> >>>>>>Being English, I do not overstate lightly. >>>>>> >>>>>>"Terrible" refers to the apparent ease with which LVW was able to progress after >>>>>>move 16 (granted I could not have done it myself). No fight - just gentle >>>>>>capitulation. >>>>>> >>>>>>"Tragic" refers to the fact that, after yesterday, Ed was in a position to >>>>>>become the first programmer to beat a super GM with a single processor due to >>>>>>having a program with excellent positional play. This afternoon, this dream lies >>>>>>in tatters - with only the prospect of further humiliation from LVW to come. >>>>>> >>>>>>Credit where credit's due though - it was valiantly brave of Ed to have a go at >>>>>>this. >>>>>> >>>>>>-g >>>>>> >>>>>>[D]4b3/8/4p1k1/1pKpPpP1/1Pp2P2/2P1P3/4B3/8 b - - 0 48 >>>>>It is not over yet.I still believe Van Wely will lose. >>>> >>>> >>>>This game? Black is hopelessly lost even against a 1500 player... >>> >>> >>>I think he means the Match Bob....but you know that right;-) >>> >>>Well ALI .....Opps....it's not over, but you really have no respect for >>>SuperGrandMasters! >>> >>>Terry >> >> >>I assumed he meant the game, because there was a diagram at the end. >> >>If I was wrong... I was just wrong. :) >> >>And lots of folks here have no respect for the super-GM players. For >>reasons that are totally lost on me. > >It shouldn't be too hard to figure out why. Super-GM players represent what >computer chess enthusiasts hope their brainchild will beat someday. So they are >the "enemy" and it's boo, hiss, and hate. LOL! This isn't the WWF! I certainly hope this isn't the case, and for the programmers it would be a great honor to emulate a GM >2700 let alone defeat consistantly! Terry
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