Author: Chris Carson
Date: 06:02:17 04/19/02
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On April 19, 2002 at 08:33:57, Vine Smith wrote: >On April 19, 2002 at 06:45:01, Rex wrote: > >> >>>If it weren't for the truncated time control, Smirin >>>could be leading 3-0. >> >>What do you mean truncated time control. Smirin agreed to this time going into >>the matches. The time was_no_surprise!! Shouldn't he have "prepared" against >>these programs using this time control. Last time I checked Rebel Century is >>STILL undefeated playing the 120 time control. > >By "truncated", I mean faster than is the norm for tournament play, although I >wouldn't be surprised if FIDE adopts this time control as its next step towards >conducting World Championships as blitz events. Of course it was no surprise to >Smirin, but he wasn't entirely happy about it -- if you read his pre-match >interview at the Kasparovchess site, he expresses something like, "Well, what >can I do?" when asked about this. Perhaps he even did practice at the game/60 >pace, but my point is that he would handle the technical tasks, like converting >an extra piece into a win, better at long time controls, while the programs >would be unlikely to improve much, given that their errors are conceptual, and >beyond anything an additional ply or two of search could solve. >Maybe once Smirin is done with the Chessbase programs, he can see if something >can be done about Rebel's undefeated status. By the way, I'm not opposed to the >notion that these programs could nonetheless be capable of competing at the GM >level even with some of the weaknesses we can see exposed by Smirin, but it's >clear that there's room for improvement. Right now, it looks as if they depend a >little too heavily on getting tactical opportunities that may never come, at >least against a member of the world's top 20 players. This match is 60 + 10sec, what is the FIDE standard time? Is it 40 + 20sec?
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