Author: Don Dailey
Date: 13:20:01 07/15/98
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On July 15, 1998 at 12:47:11, Pat King wrote: > >On July 15, 1998 at 11:57:01, Don Dailey wrote: > > >>It would be nice if there was such a title of computer GM. It should >>be based on games against humans and not be subject to too much >>manipulation. > >Nice for whom? Nice for the whole computer chess community. >As noted, the way to gain GM status is obtaining norms against >GMs. A human GM has nothing to gain in playing a computer, and FIDE is unlikely >to make him. Thus computer entry in tournaments where GM norms are possible will >seldom if ever be allowed. I was thinking of this very thing when I mentioned the logistical problems involved. I'm starting to believe this is not a worthy goal anyway. It will only be a matter of time when this is routine anyway. There should be a different and higher standard for computer grandmaster. Perhaps it should change with time as computers get better. >And what is the point of a computer gaining a GM >title, other than to stroke the ego of the programmers? What's the point of any title? If you have never earned a tile or worked hard for one (in any field), then I can see how you might not "get it." - Don
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