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Subject: Re: Smirin match conclusion?!

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 09:26:15 04/29/02

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On April 29, 2002 at 11:01:28, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On April 29, 2002 at 07:51:42, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>
>>On April 29, 2002 at 07:14:39, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>I think we can make two conclusion, even if one game is played later:
>>>
>>>1) Motivated super GM can still beat all PC programs
>>>2) There isn't any program, which is specially good against humans
>>>
>>>Point 1) is actually good - there is still room for improvement, even if it's
>>>unnecessary for 99,9999% of chess players.
>>>Point 2) Fritz is as good as any program to play Kramnik. And with 8 CPU system
>>>it can at least make interesting games.
>>>
>>>Jouni
>>
>>Point 1) is still far to be proven (..all PC programs is absolutely wrong),
>>you're too optimistic and Smirin was a bit too lucky in the match.
>
>Smirin was a "bit lucky"?  Had the second and third games been played at
>40/2hr he would have been 3-0 after three games.  He was winning in all
>three but time caused two of them to become draws.


It is not so clear.

It is possible that the computers could play also better at 40/2 hours and even
if you assume that the computers play the same I am not sure if he could win the
better positions at 40/2 hours.

He had the advantage against hiarcs and had a winning position against Junior
but I am not sure if he could win both games.
Remember that humans do not play perfect even at 2 hours/40 moves.

Uri



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