Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 22:31:33 04/05/02
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On April 05, 2002 at 12:57:28, Uri Blass wrote: >On April 05, 2002 at 12:25:44, Sandro Necchi wrote: > >>On April 05, 2002 at 02:13:26, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On April 05, 2002 at 01:15:25, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>> >>>>On April 04, 2002 at 18:03:23, Chessfun wrote: >>>> >>>>>On April 04, 2002 at 14:14:51, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On April 01, 2002 at 02:03:15, Chessfun wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On April 01, 2002 at 01:55:29, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On March 31, 2002 at 16:46:42, liam hearns wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>thanks in advance! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I did not have time enough to test it very much >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>, but I got the impression it is about 15 to 20 points stronger than 6.0 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>April fool ?. >>>>>> >>>>>>Lack of fantasy? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Agh I see replying once to the same post isn't enough. >>>> >>>>No. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Of course if a good programmer works on the engine and is able to improve some >>>>>>parts of the engine the result is a stronger engine. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Did he tell you he had improved some parts of the engine? >>>> >>>>Yes, but this is not important. I want to see them. >>>> >>>>>I'm sure also the case of other engines MCP8 comes to mind, even Nimzo 8, the >>>>>"good" programmers felt they produced a stronger engine. >>>> >>>>MCP8 was the best engine by Marty. The best commercial one as there has been >>>>another which I own which was never showed to the pubblic. The problem was that >>>>it would have been better using faster hardware as it was optimized at >>>>tournament time level (40/2). >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Isn't the same in USA? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>No idea, but doubt it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Sorry I forgot you like more marks ?? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>No, I simply like data that supports claims. >>>> >>>>Well, in 1976 I told many people that in year 2000 computer would have reach GM >>>>playing level. People where laughing at me and telling me that there was no >>>>suppurt claims to that and many technical articles were saying things different. >>> >>> >>>I guess that you talked with the wrong people. >> >>Maybe, but I was not interested to find someone to tell me I was right. However >>even the strong players thought the same (IMs and GMs). > >No > >I know that david levy who did the famous bet that no computer is going to beat >him in 1978 refused to continue the bet for more 10 years. I did not say that I was the only one to think that, but only few people did. > >What is the reason? >He simply believed that computers are going to be too strong even for him in >1988 and it seems obvious that he believed that computers are going to be GM >strength in the year 2000. OK, fine, so I was not the only dreaming one! > >Uri Sandro
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