Author: Reynolds Takata
Date: 08:01:26 11/05/98
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On November 05, 1998 at 09:13:05, Albert Silver wrote: >On November 04, 1998 at 18:24:40, odell hall wrote: > >> >>On November 04, 1998 at 18:17:18, Reynolds Takata wrote: >> >>>Kaufman speaks the truth finally some sanity appears in the group!! (I of course >>>would leave out Hiarcs 6, and Genius 5) >>> >>> >>>"The last time I checked, the indicated adjustment to convert to USCF >>>ratings was 180, which would give it a predicted USCF rating of 2696. Even a >>>tiny gain would bring the new version over >>>2700, the same level as the top four or five American grandmasters. This is at >>>standard tournament speed (40/2); at fast >>>chess the programs are stronger still. Although I suspect that the method used >>>to get the Swedish ratings tends to exaggerate >>>the ratings of the top programs a bit for several reasons, >>> >>>I do believe that MChess Pro 8.0 would be able to earn the >>>Grandmaster title if given a reasonable number of opportunities to play in GM >>>norm tournaments. >>> >> >> >> >>Genius 5 is difinitely included in My GM List for computer programs, I would >>tend to excluse Mchess from this List!!!> > >Why? Mchess is a terror to play against, plus it is a fun opponent. > >>>In fact, an earlier version >>>(5.0) defeated three Grandmasters in a single six round event (Aegon) at >>>standard time controls. At fast chess, it is a terror;" (Kaufman Nov, 1998) Because he(O. Hall) purchased Mchess when he had a slower system and it played bad so he formed negative oppinions that are hard to get out of one's psyche. GM seirwan said that Mchess was the strongest program, i would doubt that he is correct however.
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