Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 05:46:35 06/13/03
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On June 12, 2003 at 23:23:36, Mark Young wrote: >On June 12, 2003 at 22:55:18, Michael Vox wrote: > >>http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jun/12chessanand.htm >> >> >>So are computers ruling the roost? >> >>At the moment it is pretty competitive. As far as I can tell, there has not been >>a quantum leap in computer technology in the last 2-3 years. Earlier, it was >>almost like Moore's Law, where the computer got stronger with every generation >>of processor. But now the growth is much slower. It's not fifty points but now >>it's 5-10 points. The Man versus Machine contests these days are pretty even. >>Who knows what the future will bring, but at the moment it's 50-50. > > >If it is even right now, 50-50 against the best players. Next year it will be >52-48 for the computers even under your growth rate for chess computer elo. > >It is clear computers rule the roost. So unless a super Kasparov comes alone, >you will not see any humans beating the best computer chess programs in a fair >contest. Not to say humans will not win a game or two, but the longer the match >the more advantage for the chess computer. > >Could you see a human playing the strongest chess computer under the old World >Championship system...the first player to win 6 games wins the match, draws not >counting. > >Brutal! I actually think, this would be not so hard for a human. It is very hard to win against a computer but relatively easy to play for a safe draw. Even IM's do this quite well against computers. The longer the match goes the better you can spot the weaknesses of the program and try to win one or two games. Of course the longer the match will continue the more the human becomes tired. regards Joachim
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