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Subject: Re: A new Idea to promote computer chess in human events

Author: Mathieu Pagé

Date: 09:51:34 08/08/03

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On August 08, 2003 at 11:52:37, ERIQ wrote:

>How about making the comps play on 486's w/32 mb ram and no endgame tablebases.
>I then think the GM's wouldn't fear them so. But for that the comps, should be
>granted fide ratings and titles :)
>
>btw: under such conditions I still think chess genius 3 or chesstiger would
>make IM!

Why should we try to handicap computers ?

If they become so stronger that we can no longer beat them, we just have to stop
competing against them.

Do we have handicaped car in human's foot races ?

IMHO the only choice we have is to accept the fact that our machines are better
than us.



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