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Subject: Re: Is the "are computers GMs" debate laid to rest yet?

Author: Otello Gnaramori

Date: 13:41:37 04/12/02

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On April 12, 2002 at 13:43:21, Roy Eassa wrote:

>>*Footnote to the word "failures":  Most of the GM-versus-PC results are by no
>means major failures, either: 3 of 8 by a GM in his mid 50s (Gulko) who had not
>played computers since 1995 is not bad!  Imagine how well he might have done if
>he'd spent a month studying with Fritz 7 and Eduard.

To restate my skepticism...I'm not fully convinced that Gulko didn't train at
home before the match with one or possibly more than one top program.
Eduard is a good guy but when I asked him to show me some results at regular
tournament time against top comps (no blitz) I didn't receive positive answers.

w.b.r.
Otello



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