Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 02:18:36 08/02/02
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On August 01, 2002 at 23:15:14, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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. You are correct here Bob. This is one of the basic criterias for making a GM norm. And this is strictly calculated. Some months ago IM Berg played a a swiss in Hamburg. The situation before the last round was that a draw would give him a performance of 2594. This was not enough for a GM norm. He had to play for a win (lost it by the way) to make this 2600+ performance. Sune > > > >>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...
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