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Subject: Re: Computers vs. Humans - meaningless?

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 05:14:48 03/26/02

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On March 25, 2002 at 21:30:49, Terry McCracken wrote:

>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:)

Right, following the time control pattern, computers perhaps have less chance in
correspondence chess. Right now Gandalf is fighting 4 players (average 2400) at
correspondence time control, ICCF alike. Time will tell....

http://www.rebel.nl/emailchess/index.htm

Ed




>Terry



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