Author: Mark Young
Date: 22:40:37 06/04/03
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On June 05, 2003 at 01:11:02, Jim Bodkins wrote: >On June 04, 2003 at 22:47:54, Mark Young wrote: > >>On June 04, 2003 at 20:47:53, David Kye wrote: >> >>> >>> I would imagine that it is now pretty safe to say that the top programs are >>>without doubt rated around 2650+ on machines 2400mhz and faster? >> >>Yes, it is very safe to say this...and 2650 maybe too low. I would say looking >>at the results of the past and the better programs of today 2700+ is safe to say >>on a 2400mhz machine. >> >>It seems only the elite few in the GM ranks can hope to have plus scores against >>the best programs. >> >>I have seen what the computers can do playing the GM's of a lower class. > >Isnt it a bore to simply buy a CB engine and then buy a fast system and then run >it all the time at playchess? A bore in the sense that you really had nothing to >do with any part of the equation. You cant really take credit for any part of >it. I would not know. I don't play on playchess.com. I have fast computers at home to test the engines. I feel no need to play for a computer rating. I don't care what other people do, if they have fun doing that I don't see a problem with it. > >It would almost be more interesting to me to have a fixed engine category. Say >this year 2ghz and require all engines to run on basically the same hardware. (I >suppose you could change the category every 1 or 2 years). Then the results >would be interesting. At least to me.
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