Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:56:56 01/15/03
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On January 15, 2003 at 03:43:05, Uri Blass wrote: >On January 15, 2003 at 02:11:21, Jouni Uski wrote: > >>Never! They can only reach just Kramnik /Kasparov level... >> >>Jouni > >I think that the top programs should play more against humans. > >I do not like the fact that they play only with the top humans. >I suggest that they give an open challange for humans at 120/40 > >Something like the following conditions > >1.if you win a match of 6 games you get 10,000$ and you get also 5000$ for every >1/2 point that is more than 3.5 out of 6. >2.The human cannot get the program before the match. >3.Every human can participate but needs to pay 100$ for playing. > > >It may be interesting to see if there are humans who play under these conditions >and what will be their results. > >Uri \ You had better do the math before diving into that kind of a match condition. if you play a human rated 200 points lower than you, he will win one of every four games normally. You had better check the odds to see how often he will win more than he loses, and see what he is going to pay in trying to win, vs what you pay out on those occasions where he beats the odds. Sounds like a good way to go bankrupt in a hurry if you aren't very careful.
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