Author: Vincent Lejeune
Date: 01:59:32 01/15/03
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I think the main point of Bob is to get a "I was wrong" from Vincent Diepeveen ! ;) On January 14, 2003 at 21:57:16, John Merlino wrote: >On January 14, 2003 at 21:04:31, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On January 14, 2003 at 16:04:28, John Merlino wrote: >> >>>On January 14, 2003 at 15:28:37, Bas Hamstra wrote: >>> >>>>On January 14, 2003 at 15:03:09, Wayne Lowrance wrote: >>>> >>>>>On January 14, 2003 at 14:57:38, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>I'm still waiting. Vincent, you claimed "you could easily beat a 1997 program >>>>>>on 1997 >>>>>>hardware." I have a 1997 program and 1997 hardware waiting for you to prove >>>>>>that >>>>>>statement on. >>>>>> >>>>>>I have mentioned this more than once after you made the outrageous claim. You >>>>>>have >>>>>>_never_ responded. >>>>>> >>>>>>Is this another case of "I put my foot in my mouth, now I am going to 'go >>>>>>silent' and >>>>>>hope everyone forgets?" >>>>>> >>>>>>I don't forget that much... >>>>> >>>>>Damn it Hyatt let it be. Why does it bother you ? You are not half the player he >>>>>is and I believe he can do it. Crafty is not a good blitzer. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks >>>>>Wayne >>>> >>>>Pffff, sissy. Come on Vincent, the whole CCC (except for some sissies) is >>>>waiting! >>>> >>>>Bas. >>> >>>...and other people who couldn't care less, I imagine.... like myself.... >>> >>>jm >> >> >>I would guess you mean "you are more interested in seeing a computer play >>against a GM rather than seeing a computer thrash a loudmouth"??? >> >>:) > >Uh, well, more or less.... > >And, after all, Vincent isn't even an IM (and states in his finger notes that >his goal is to be an IM by 2005!). That's certainly better than I am, but it >almost certainly isn't able to compete against ANY comp in blitz. PERHAPS even a >comp running on 5-6 year old hardware, assuming the human in question doesn't >get a lot of time to prepare against the opponent.... > >But what would the contest prove (to the community at large) anyway? If Crafty >wins, all it did was beat an FM at blitz. If Vincent wins, all he did was win >against a non-commercial program running on 6 year old hardware. > >Sounds to me like it isn't really worth the hassle any more. But it also sounds >like, as time goes on, Vincent has a better chance of winning.... > >jm
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