Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 19:18:22 02/07/03
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On February 07, 2003 at 22:00:52, Bob Durrett wrote: > >Many felt that Kramnik did not do his best in his match with DF, due perhaps to >a general feeling that chess engines are just not that good yet. > >But now, after watching the Kasparov vs DJ match, it's not so clear. > >Kasparov seems to have done his best and not deliberately drawn the match. [At >least, that's the way is seems to me.] > >DJ and DF are comparable programs. Both matches were played on more or less >comparable computers. > >The implication is inescapable. The top multiprocessor PC chess engines have >equaled the top human chess GMs in slow chess. > >Agree? Don't know. Even though it has not been mathematically proven, I am convinced that these machines are _at least_ GM strength now. If the elite chess players got to practice 100 games against the silicon beasties, I wonder if things would change. Maybe not. At any rate, if you can hold your own against Kasprov and Kramnik, you are pretty amazing -- whether mechanical or biological.
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