Author: pavel
Date: 19:34:04 07/02/02
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On July 02, 2002 at 22:18:11, Lyn Harper wrote: > The best engine may not win, that's true. > But does'nt that apply to human/human tourneys too? There would seem > little point in holding a tourney at all, just look at the ratings > relative to each other, and say "Well, that program/human is stronger > because he/it has the highest rating". > Tournaments are held basically for the fun of it, and lady luck plays > a roll in the outcome. I agree that tournaments are mainly organized for fun (esp. compchess). But if you are trying to look for meaning in such tournament (which I did'nt), then obviously they are meaningless. TOP GM Human tournaments are differant, they dont depend on hardware, speed or hash, but mainly on emotional and opening preperations. cheers, pavs
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