Author: Ratko V Tomic
Date: 08:03:40 04/01/02
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> At that time we were dreaming of having a chessprogram with > GM strength at home. That seems to be a clear option now...even > if the programs diverse heavily in regard to strategical vs > tactical abilities... It is doubtful a GM will have a GM strength program at home beyond the initial few dozen serious games. Even a player of much lower rating notices how programs appear much weaker after some weeks of use. I recall taking Hiarcs 7.32 to a vacation in the woods, where I ended up playing almost around the clock for a week (mostly at a tempo of 30 sec/move). While at first I was losing probably 19 out of 20, by the end I was losing about 8-2 to 7-3, even though my rating was only 2100 (and that is from 17+ years ago, and I haven't played on human competitions since then). I had sense that another few weeks of intense play and we would have played at even score. A GM would learn even more about the program's weaknesses in a shorter time and the program might appear to him as a strong master at best after while (assuming play at a slower tempo, not blitz). So, we don't have a "GM at home" programs yet. Only a "GM at home for two weeks" which drops into "Master at home."
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