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Subject: Re: USCF computer chess ratings

Author: Kim Walters

Date: 08:09:53 05/13/03

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On May 13, 2003 at 00:16:36, Earl Fuller wrote:

>It was a good idea to have the USCF computer chess ratings, way back when.  But
>they where to expensive, something like $5,000.0 or something.  And the other
>thing was i'm not sure if there was enough games played. Maybe so, i don't know.
>It seems as though over the years the ratings that the computers achieved in the
>human vs computer rating tournies by the USCF, back in the late 80,s early 90's
>have droped.  Perhaps it's because we have learned more on how to play against a
>particular computer, like the Par Excellence or the Mach 3.
>Do you think the Par Excellence, rated at USCF 2100 could achieve that rating
>today? Or the Mach 3 with a USCF rating of 2265.  I wonder!
>Maybe it could, with the same tourny rules in effect as then with the same time
>controls at 40/2
>Or is a USCF rated (1900)player smarter today than yesterday against computers?
>To the surpise of many, i would say the results would be pretty close to the
>same as before. The Par amd the Mach3 would achieve close to the same rating!
>What do you think?


 i ROUGHLY AGREE WITH THE SSDF LIST OF THE PAR EXCELLENCE, IT'S PROBALLY RATED
AROUND 1734 USCF  , IT PLAYS HORRIBLE CHESS AND DOES THINGS NO 2100 HUMAN WOULD
DO LIKE GRAB OBVIOUS POISONED PAWNS
>Earl



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