Author: Roberto Waldteufel
Date: 09:50:55 07/22/98
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On July 22, 1998 at 05:15:50, Howard Exner wrote: >On July 22, 1998 at 04:43:51, Roberto Waldteufel wrote: > >> >>On July 22, 1998 at 02:35:34, Howard Exner wrote: >> >>>Has anyone kept a record of success stories made by micro computers >>>versus humans. Or is there a web site that has this summary. >>>Maybe milestones is too strong a word but some kind of site would be >>>nice that would showcase the accomplishments of the many programmers in this >>>area of computer chess. Like a hall of fame for chess programmers. It seems >>>Deep Blue has been showcased often and deservedly so but what about the rest >>>of the programmers? Events like Rebel-Anand,Hiarcs-Hergott,Crafty-Mississippi >>>State Championship, Genius-Kasparov (as Mark Young's post refreshed my >>>memory of this one). Also stuff like the first GM to lose to a micro. >>>Even the game/30 event on the net last year (the one where all the micros >>>did so well). Maybe some computer chess enthusiast could make this >>>part of their web site. >> >>Hi Howard, >> >>Maybe you could collect a list of such achievements by micros yourself. > >I'm afraid I've taken after my favourite cat, Garfield, and am not >up to the challenge. I was thinking that anyone who thought this was a good >idea would post such accomplishments of chess programs vs humans here on >this site. I would keep a copy of the postings then generate a list. It >may sound silly to some but a new generation of computer chess fans can >have written access to these events while they are still lingering in our >memories. It wouldn't be a comparison of this accomplishment was better than >that one - just a chronological one of computer chess accomplishments. > >I see one obstacle in that programmers might feel they are bragging about >their programs but that couldn't be further from the truth. If some programs >have achieved notable results against humans go ahead and share it. Some >programs may have more such achievemnts but those will most likely be because >they have been programming longer. > > >>I believe that the first time a micro beat a (human) master was at the 1983 US >>Open Championship in Pasadena, California, where Super Constellation beat J >>Simon. >>My source is David Levy's "Computer Chess Compendium," page 417. >> > >OK I've cut and pasted your Super Conny info. >Who knows, if this takes off maybe I'll get my 12 year old son to help me >make a web page that includes hi-lights of chess computer vs humans. >>Best wishes, >>Roberto Good luck in your endeavours. I think this sort of historical record is well worth keeping for posterity. If I come across anything else that might be of interest to you, I'll post it here. Best wishes, Roberto
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