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Subject: Re: Computers vs. Humans - meaningless?

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 18:30:49 03/25/02

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On March 25, 2002 at 19:49:19, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On March 25, 2002 at 18:09:46, Joshua Lee wrote:
>
>>Ed, Your program is excellent but it was lost in 16 moves against Van Wely
>>What's your excuse bad book? Computers do not know everything that the average
>>GM knows , just because you can win two games does not mean that your program is
>>automatically better and besides it played like a 2297elo rated player in those
>>two games. Rebel is within 400elo that is the best you can say untill you play
>>more than 6 games. I am not sure statistically how many games would reduce the
>>margin of error to show well rebel on this hardware is 2600 or 2650 but it has
>>to be over 6 games. Maybe a math wiz here would give their opinion.
>>
>>Best Wishes
>
>The strong point of the previous posting is the recognition that GM's are
>extremely vulnerable, they make mistakes and many more when the time control is
>near. I have played enough matches in the between time to notice the pattern.
>All the excuses after a lost game by the GM are as valid as the programmer
>making his excuses. All of them don't count. Better say, the computer was better
>today and vice versa.
>
>Also these 8 games are not at 40/2:00, it was offered to Gulko, refusing was a
>capital mistake, I have said that before the match.
>
>Ed

Here I agree completely Ed, fast time controls indeed favor the machine!
Unless your a "Super Blitz Wiz" you're normally asking for trouble, as human
brains take much more time than their primitive but lighting fast counterparts:)

Terry



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