Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 06:51:42 04/23/02
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On April 23, 2002 at 00:16:28, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On April 22, 2002 at 14:58:11, Russell Reagan wrote: > >>On April 22, 2002 at 13:57:16, William H Rogers wrote: >> >>>I think that the new worlds champion will be announced just as soon as the top >>>human plays a round robin game against the top computer chess programs. I think >>>that there should be at least 4 to 6 games with each opponent. When this is >>>done, then I think people will see a computer holding the worlds championship >>>for the first time( not counting Big Blue). As to when this will happen, it is >>>up to the humans, ie. today, tommorow, or 10 years from now. >>>Bill >> >>Part of the reason humans (the _best_ humans) lose to programs is because they >>don't have experience playing against them. Computers are still very strong, and >>by no means will they ever again be "easy" wins for top players, but if GM's >>studied computer play like they would normally prepare for a match with a human, >>they would fair better. How much better is hard to say. Maybe they would win 5-3 >>or 5.5-2.5 in an 8 game match. I don't think a blowout would be common, except >>perhaps in the case of Kramnik-Fritz since Kramnik will have had all the time in >>the world to prepare and test the program. >> >>And you mean Deep Blue, not Big Blue :) >> >>Russell > > >I have used the term "computer shock" for 20+ years. It still fits. Computers >are not regular tournament participants, which means that meeting one under >such conditions is a "shock". And generally the human does far worse the >first time around than the second... > >This will continue until computers are pervasive in chess. They aren't, >yet... Good way to describe this effect. Humans do seem to substantially underperform (play below their true strengths) against computers at first, leading to artifically high initial ratings for the machines.
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