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Subject: Re: about the correspondence tournament against computers

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 08:11:19 09/11/03

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On September 11, 2003 at 05:43:15, Uri Blass wrote:

>On September 10, 2003 at 19:15:11, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>
>>On September 10, 2003 at 12:59:21, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>There is a correspondense player(ICCF rating 2384 and Fide rating 2269)
>>>who believes that he can achieve no worse than 5-1 against computers in the same
>>>conditions that Arno Nickel plays(2585 Elo in cc)
>>>
>>>see
>>>http://www.correspondencechess.com/bbs/messages/49460.html
>>>
>>>He told me by email that he is also interested in playing a similiar match.
>>>I do not think that chessbase will agree (they have not infinite computer time)
>>>but I thought that maybe it is possible to use some posters here as operaters(I
>>>do not have computer time for that task)
>>>
>>>What is your opinion?
>>>
>>>Can he get 5-1 against computers?
>>
>>Of course he can get a 5-1. That is no problem at all.
>>It is just very time-consuming (and somewhat boring).
>
>Maybe for you it is going to be boring but I think that it may be interesting
>for programmers to see what weaknesses their program have at long time control.
>
>If the programs are strong enough you cannot get better than 3-3 and if the
>programs do losing mistakes even when they get many hours then learning what are
>the mistakes that they do may be interesting for programmers.

You can hardly call it weakness.

Any human with strength ~ 2000 ELO (FIDE),CC experience ,fast computer, top
program and enough time should be able to outsearch the programs and win
4.5-1.5,5-1,5.5-0.5 or 6-0.
Luck is of course also a factor.

IMO it would be more interesting to see if a master (>2400) with computer help
can beat the 6 machines clearly, provided he has only 2 or 3 hours for all the
games.

Michael

>
>Uri



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