Author: Keith Ian Price
Date: 15:40:41 04/29/02
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On April 29, 2002 at 18:29:33, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >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 And my answer was in my statement. When he did play some computers to prepare, his estimation of their strength was colored by the great increase in strength that he noticed after not playing them for so long. Had he been playing computers all along, I think he would have a different opinion. More like 2550, not 2700. YMMV, actually YMWV, I'm sure. :) kp
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