Author: odell hall
Date: 12:38:04 07/25/98
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A Very Good and interesting point! I have also followed some of the statements of the "computer chess experts" regarding the question of Grandmaster strength of Modern chess programs. My understanding of their comments is that We do not have enough Games at 40/2hrs against humans to make a claim of grandmaster strength for programs. However My question is How many Do We Need? It seems to me that rebel 9 more then proved it was a grandmaster in the Aegon 97 tournament with it's 2619 performance ratings where it scored 1 out of 2 against grandmasters and defeated every international master it played, some of these were in fact strong IM"s. Also let us not forget Rebel 9 outstanding performance at santo domingo tournament where it scored 13 points!! to win the tournament over Seven international master at 40/2hrs. It appears that such performances go beyond the abilitites of an alleged "weak international master". True We do not have a whole lot of games at 40/2hrs between computers, and humans but the ones that we do have demonstrate clearly that computers programs are performing at the grandmaster level, so why not give credit where credit is due? Is it perhaps because of deep seated prejudices that computer are a threat to chess? If I am wrong here would someone show me where all the games are where top programs are not performing at the GM level, because all the games that I have seen Indicate that they are.
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