Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 08:45:37 04/01/02
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On April 01, 2002 at 11:03:40, Ratko V Tomic wrote: >> 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." You have a clear point here. As far as the games IM Berg vs computer, we have decided to shift from Tiger to Fritz 7. In the previous 4 games, which were the first ever for Emanuel vs any program, Tiger was unable to present any severe problems for him. Emanuel won that match with 2.5-1.5 without being close to losing one single game. E will play his normal game with his normal openings, which in fact is the point with these games. We have no commercial interests whatsoever - nor does E want to find special anticomputer strategies. Sune
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