Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:44:12 03/10/03
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On March 10, 2003 at 12:17:36, Peter Berger wrote: >On March 10, 2003 at 11:54:16, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>Computers might get at least a draw against Palciauskas in correspondence chess, > >I seriously doubt that. The idea to let a computer program make your moves and >relaying them isn't _very_ original so we can assume that there are some >correspondence players who really do it. > >They reach some level of rating - your guess what level that is is as good as >mine. > >But if you look at the ICCF rating list you'll see that the top players score >_way_ above that level ( my guess is at least 200-300 points). This list >definitely includes players who don't use chessprograms at all or to a very >limitted amount. > >Look at http://tables.iccf.com/jubilee/champions/50wcjt.html for example. Do you >think it is very likely that Umansky uses a chessprogram to smash his fellow >world champions ;) ? Looking at the tournament games I don't believe so. > >Peter I did not look at the games but using a computer does not mean to play computer moves. Computers can be used for analysis of positions that is not on the board and I think that giving computer hours to analyze when you sleep may give more information so it is better than nothing. I tend to believe that the top players do everything to help them and it includes using computers. Uri
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