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Subject: Re: Longer time controls

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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