Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 13:55:50 04/29/02
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On April 29, 2002 at 16:42:36, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >On April 29, 2002 at 16:32:18, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>On April 29, 2002 at 16:17:19, Chris Carson wrote: >> >>>On April 29, 2002 at 16:04:41, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >>> >>>>On April 29, 2002 at 15:49:15, Roy Eassa wrote: >>>> >>>>>I'm pretty sure that even for those people the results show a consistent >>>>>improvement against computers at progressively longer time controls. >>>> >>>>Yes, of course, but in different measure than average people. >>>> >>>>This is from a pre-match interview of Smirin from >>>>http://www.kasparovchess.com/serve/templates/folders/show.asp?p_docID=20898&p_docLang=EN >>>> >>>> >>>>Q:What do you think about the time control? >>>> >>>>Smirin:I don’t complain about it! Of course if we’d play with classical controls >>>>my chances would increase significantly, but I think the one used is okay as >>>>well. >>>> >>>>w.b.r. >>>>Otello >>> >>>Well said, here is another interesting quote: >>> >>>Q:How would you evaluate the strength of the chess programs you are going to >>>compete with and do you see the differences between the programs which may >>>influence your play one way or another? >>> >>>In my opinion they are extremely strong, I’d say about 2700 or even higher. I >>>don’t see a big difference between the programs, although I’m pretty sure all of >>>them have their stronger and weaker sides. >> >> >>The stronger he makes his opponents out to be, the stronger he seems when he >>defeats them. > >Roy, your esteem of GM Smirin isn't as high as I supposed then .. :) > I think well of him, but he's only human and it's easy to fall into the common misperception in some areas of thinking. I'll bet if you got his honest opinion of the computers' strength after the first 3 games of the match, it would have been closer to 2400 than 2700. I'll bet now it's probably around 2550 -- which we sometimes forget is still DAMN STRONG!
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