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Subject: Re: Human Super-GM Equivalents To Chess Programs...

Author: Martin Müller

Date: 09:52:01 08/04/98

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On August 04, 1998 at 06:56:42, fca wrote:

>On August 04, 1998 at 06:31:23, Martin Müller wrote:
>
>>On August 03, 1998 at 20:28:44, fca wrote:
>>
>>>Can we Kompile a list of (stereotypical maybe) human equivalents to the top
>>>programs?  Yes, there is no suggestion that the programs play anywhere *as well*
>>>as the super-GMs named.... only a style-parallel is called for.
>>>
>>>Like, say, Chess Genius == Capablanca (reasons: simplistic style, careful play,
>>>accumulation of small advantages, quite happy to win in the endgame - avoids
>>>violent pyrotechnics in favour of technical victory) or Karpov, even.
>>>
>>>Or Chess System Tal == Lasker (poisoned water; maybe makes deliberately
>>>provocative moves; anti-establishment/Tarrasch) - maybe there is a case for Tal
>>>too.
>>>
>>>Fritz = Alekhine?
>>>
>
>>I think MChess Pro 6 would be Korchnoi
>>for playing extremely active
>>
>>Fritz 5 is Kasparov for his success and riskful playing
>>
>>Hiarcs 6 could be Ivantchuk for deep ideas
>>
>>Crafty reminds me of Short, very good but not unbeatable...
>
>And Short too is a tactician primarily - agreed?

Yes, I do agree. It is excellent at tactics. A program created by Bob Hyatt
cannot tase like soup without salt!

>>
>>
>>kind regards,
>>Maritn
>
>Rebel IMO is the best all-rounder - Fischer?
>
>Ferret?  There is something very irritating to me about Ferret's style as an
>opponent: it is well-named IMO (I mean this in the most complimentary sense).
>Who fits?
>
>Kittinger's programs?   I would say Tal maybe - attack/sacrifice, sometimes
>unsound
>
>Nimzo?  (I do not have it)

Nimzo could by Anand. Also very tactic but with it's very own character. I
really do not know how to describe it. It is not compromising. Something like
the original King with a good positional understanding.

>
>DB II?  (I do not have it yet)
>
>VCC?  :-)
>
>Kittinger's programs?
>
>
>And... available super-GMs include:
>
>Philidor
>Morphy
>Anderssen
>Steinitz
>Nimzovich
>Rubinstein
>Keres
>Botvinnik
>Smyslov
>Petrosyan
>Spassky
>Anand
>Kramnik
This would be definitely Rebel 9 or 10. Very strong and not accepting certain
systems/rulers
>
>Maybe retro-fit?
>
>Kind regards
>
>fca

Kind regards
Martin



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