Author: Guido Schimmels
Date: 05:58:05 07/16/98
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On July 15, 1998 at 11:08:34, Danniel Corbit wrote:
>People seem to want to discuss whether or not a computer program is a GM or not.
>
>The FIDE list does not contain any computers.
>
>Computers are not FIDE GM's.
>
>Hence, if we want to talk about computers being GM's or not, we need some new
>kind of definition.
>
>What _exactly_ is a computer GM?
>
>Being able to beat one seems pretty irrelevant to me. I'll bet once in a while
>GM's lose to their kids because they are not paying attention or whatever.
>
>If we do not know what we are discussing, then the discussion seems rather
>pointless.
I don't see why we need a special definition for computer GM.
Here is an extract of "International Title Regulations of FIDE":
1.1 Grandmaster:
Obtained by achieving any of the following:
1.11 (GA '93) Two or more GM results (TPR > 2600 ELO)
in events covering at least 24 games
(30 games without a round robin or Olympiad)
and a rating of at least 2500 in the FIDE Rating List current
at the time the FIDE Congress considers the application,
or within seven years of the first title result being achieved.
10.1 GM results in tournaments with fewer than three individual GMs are
not valid.
So a computer is a GM, when it performs consistantly at 2500 Elo level and
achieves TPRs >2600 once in a while.
Probably not true for any of today's micros.
- Guido -
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