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Subject: Re: Smirin match conclusion?!

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 10:47:36 04/29/02

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On April 29, 2002 at 12:26:15, Uri Blass wrote:

>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

No but they certainly play a lot "more perfect" there than they do with 10
or 15 minutes left on the clock for the rest of the game...




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