Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 11:43:34 05/18/02
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On May 18, 2002 at 14:17:31, Peter Hegger wrote: that's not true this TPR. Gurevich is much weaker in rapid chess than his FIDE rating indicates. He's more like 2441 in rapid or so. I can kick him there namely too. >Hi, >With a 3.5-.5 score against a 2641 FIDE player this has to be the best comp. >performance yet at G/60. >There are obvious reasons though to think that this performance is an anomoly >rather than a bona fide representation of juniors strength. >1) It was a short match (4 games) with to small a sampling. >2) Junior's score against other top GM's at G/60, although very good, has never >approached this level. >3)The GM was not at his peak physical or mental level: this is moot, but after >watching M. Gurevich's level of play I think he was not at his best. This >especially, after he was unable to put Junior away in game three in a won >ending. > >Whatever the reasons, it's still a fine performance and something I'm sure we'll >see lots more of in the future as programs inexorably march on to total >domination of the game of chess. >Regards, >Peter
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