Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 15:00:25 04/29/02
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On April 29, 2002 at 17:49:35, Keith Ian Price wrote: >On April 29, 2002 at 16:37:28, Otello Gnaramori wrote: > >>On April 29, 2002 at 16:17:19, Chris Carson wrote: >> >>>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. >> >>A word of warning Chris , since some people here can get upset if somebody is >>trying to elo rate the programs so high. >>This upsetting is totally independent from who rates the comps ,infact they can >>be one of the world strongest GM and anticomputer chess expert and moreover have >>a degree in computer science (casually that's Smirin portrait). >> >>w.b.r. >>Otello > >Smirin also stated before the match that he has not played a computer since >1996, up to the preparation for the match, so I would not call him an expert. >There are far more anti-computer experts on ICC that Smirin could easily crush, >but who would fare better against the computers than he. Since he had not played >any computers since 1996, I think his statement is more due to shock about the >increased strength of the computers since he last played them, than about hype >for the match. After the match, any comments about their strength will have more >meaning. > >kp If I understand what you say, Smirin is in shock about the increasing strength from last time he played against a computer (1996). That's a paradox since how can he knows about nowadays computer strength if he didn't play one since then ? w.b.r Otello
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