Author: Keith Ian Price
Date: 15:15:51 04/29/02
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On April 29, 2002 at 18:00:25, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >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 That is my question exactly. kp
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