Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 15:29:33 04/29/02
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On April 29, 2002 at 18:15:51, Keith Ian Price wrote: >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 Keith, the answer was inside the last statement: he obviously played some computer program recently to be able to judge their actual strength, at least to prepare against them. w.b.r. Otello
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