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Subject: Re: Fritz8 at 2 sec a move would beat 99% of the players here?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 10:36:12 08/19/03

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On August 19, 2003 at 12:14:04, Jens Kahlenberg wrote:

>On August 19, 2003 at 09:21:11, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On August 18, 2003 at 14:47:26, Jens Kahlenberg wrote:
>>
>>>On August 18, 2003 at 01:27:55, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>On August 18, 2003 at 00:22:53, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On August 17, 2003 at 22:31:16, Keith Long wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>give the human 1 hour for the game and the computer 2 sec a move and i bet fritz
>>>>>>would still beat anyone here
>>>>>
>>>>>You'd lose that bet....LOL!
>>>>>
>>>>>Many of us have beaten these beasts on there terms, this would be giving the
>>>>>human the advantage.
>>>>>
>>>>>I wouldn't play a machine that way...nor do I think many others here would as
>>>>>well.
>>>>>
>>>>>2sec. per move for Fritz isn't enough to break even 2000 ELO, unless you had a
>>>>>10 ghz machine.
>>>>
>>>>Fritz3 already got the IM norm on p90 at 120/40 time control.
>>>>even without considering software improvements
>>>>3 minutes per move on p90 is equivalent to 10 seconds per move with the hardware
>>>>of today
>>>>
>>>>if we assume that 10 seconds per move is 2400 than 2 seconds per move is above
>>>>2000 even if you assume 100 elo for doubling the speed and I did not consider
>>>>the fact that the human play worse when (s)he has less time to ponder and that
>>>>the computer play better when it has more time to ponder.
>>>>
>>>>My guess is that when you consider also the software improvement from fritz3 to
>>>>the top programs of today you get that the top programs of today can perform at
>>>>IM level if they are allowed to use only 2 seconds per move.
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi Uri,
>>>
>>>I don't think so. IMHO even FM-level should be enough to survive the middlegame
>>>generally with a not totally drawn position if top engines have only 2 seconds
>>>per move, because they can't get deep enough to outsearch their opponent in
>>>tactical issues. In the endgame the engines will have a hard time to even draw a
>>>drawn game at that rate of play.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Jens
>>
>>Fritz3(p90) already did the IM norm in 1994.
>>
>>Now even if you assume no pondering of more than 2 seconds Fritz3(p90) 180
>>seconds per move is equivalent to Fritz3(hardware that is 20 times faster) 9
>>seconds per move
>>and Fritz3(9 seconds per move) is probably at similiar level to top programs of
>>today (2 seconds per move)
>>
>>Uri
>
>
>If i get your "calculation" right, Fritz3 on usual hardware (not those 8-16
>processors SMP-machines) _must_ have the strength to compete with Kasparov at
>normal rate of play. Ergo: Top engines on SMP-hardware _must_ kill him?!

No

Fritz3 on p90 is at FM/IM level
Fritz3 on usual hardware is probably GM level(anti computer experts may beat it
but most players play their normal game when they play a computer).

>
>Do i miss your point???
>
>No
>
>You missed some points ... e. g. you can setup an equal endgame position and
>play against Fritz at 2 seconds per move and let's say half an hour for
>yourself. If your rating is above 2100 you shouldn't have any problems to draw
>or win and you'll rarely loose. So the only question is how to survive the
>middlegame ... and that's why my "calculation" adds _some_ ELO points to 2100
>and lifts the human strength to FM-level. I neglected pondering, because imho
>"weak" humans don't play computer moves too often.

I think that the middle game is more important and good chances that even a
master will not be able to get equal endgame.

Uri



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