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Subject: Re: Hiarcs' GM norm?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 20:15:14 08/01/02

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On August 01, 2002 at 11:47:35, GuyHaworth wrote:

>Did Hiarcs do enough to earn a GM norm, had it been carbon rather than silicon?
>

No idea.  I thought that a GM norm was equivalent to a 2600+ performance
rating...   Could be wrong there however.



>Does FIDE acknowledge such achievements, or not?

No.  In fact FIDE won't recognize or rate any games played vs a computer
at all...

>
>How can Hiarcs (or any engine) accumulate norms over time ... by proving that it
>is the same program that accumulated the previous norms ... given that ...
>
>Hardware/software combinations have a habit of evolving and might ... to quote a
>phrase ... go down as well as up.
>
>g


That is a problem...  USCF used to register computer chess players as a specific
program on specific hardware...

• Re: Hiarcs' GM norm? Sune Larsson 02:18:36 08/02/02
  • Re: Hiarcs' GM norm? Robert Hyatt 14:02:25 08/02/02
  • Re: Hiarcs' GM norm? Dadi Jonsson 03:56:03 08/02/02
    • Re: Hiarcs' GM norm? Rolf Tueschen 06:49:44 08/02/02

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