Author: Bas Hamstra
Date: 14:49:26 06/13/02
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On June 13, 2002 at 17:12:06, Peter Berger wrote: >On June 13, 2002 at 16:01:37, Bas Hamstra wrote: > > >>Of course there are a lot. Differences between stronger engines are very small, >>see Leiden 2002. TheKing had slightly outdated hardware, and bang, it sinks to >>the middle of the field. And numbers 1 and 2 in Leiden ran at significantly >>faster hardware than the rest, coincidence? Give a strong amateur 2x time >>advantage and the pro's will lose the last bit of advantage they have. Not many >>amateurs can beat TigerPalm? Are you kidding? How about 30? Heck, in Leiden >>Comet rolled 3 pro's up in a ball while NOT being on faster hardware: GT and >>TheKing and Shredder :-) >> >>Best regards, >>Bas. > >Uri is usually very careful with his wording ;). He said that there are few >programs that can play on a 486 computer and beat Chess Tiger on the Palm. > >Afaik there aren't 30 amateurs who could do that, or do you disagree? > >Kind regards, >Peter Well, let's say 20, and then I can list em for you :-) Yace, Crafty, Ferret, Callisto, Nightmare, SpiderChess, Monsoon, Bringer, Nejmet, Tao, Insomniac, Comet, Patzer, Xinix, IsiChess, Anmon, GLC, Quark, Queen, Amy, Amyan, Pharaon, Pepito. I am sure I forgot a few. Best regards, Bas.
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