Author: martin fierz
Date: 13:10:05 03/31/02
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On March 31, 2002 at 13:23:16, Roy Eassa wrote: >On March 31, 2002 at 11:52:26, Vincent Lejeune wrote: > >>Great new for computer-chess clubers >> >>Like Boris Gulko some days ago, Ilya Smirin fight against Junior, Fritz, >>Shredder and Hiarcs. >>A little disapointement : the hardware is not upgraded :( >> >>http://www.kasparov.com/serve/templates/folders/show.asp?p_docID=20741&p_docLang=EN > > > >Great news! > >Also good is this: > >"Human opponent Prize Money: $1500 per win, $500 per draw, no money per loss >($2500 Guaranteed minimum prize)" > >I don't recall whether a similar compensation schedule existed for the Gulko >test. > >As I stated before, I think the reward for a win should be several times higher >than the reward for a draw, because the difficulty is also several times higher. > (The fact that a draw is traditionally scored as 1/2 of a win does not mean >that it is exactly 1/2 as difficult, especially for a human against a strong >computer.) > >In this case, 3x is used. That's OK, but I think at least 5x might be better. >Also, the ratio of the payoff for a win versus the guaranteed payoff just for >showing up ($2500 in this case) should be higher IMHO. he can make 12000$ by winning all games vs. the guaranteed payoff of 2500. that looks like a good enough incentive. of course, it's unrealistic. but say a +2-2=4 score is realistic - he gets 5000$. that's 2500 more than the minimum pay - and while that may not seem like much to computer people, chess professionals of smirin's rating don't often get that kind of payday. he will try :-) aloha martin >But I think this will be a much more interesting test than the last one, due to >several factors: > >1) Higher-rated GM >2) Younger GM (by over 20 years, apparently) >3) GM has prior match's results as a benchmark to beat and also a lesson to >study > >I think it's a natural matter of pride for the younger, stronger GM to outscore >his older colleague versus the computers. So I see this match as being closer >than the last one. > >My personal guess: Smirin scores 4 points (between 3.5 and 5 points).
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