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Subject: Re: Are we all under estimating X3d Fritz??

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 04:34:57 11/12/03

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On November 12, 2003 at 04:13:12, Dan Sicerly wrote:

>On November 12, 2003 at 03:59:42, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>On November 12, 2003 at 03:21:46, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On November 12, 2003 at 03:16:44, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 12, 2003 at 02:11:04, Derek Paquette wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I'm reading through all these posts and watched the games, and something
>>>>>occurred to me, especially what the CEO of chessbase said, that kasparov was
>>>>>sent the versions of x3d fritz as they were created...so...
>>>>>
>>>>>If chessbase were able to clone kasparov use him, study him, poke holes in his
>>>>>game, analyse him for hundreds of hours, how well would they do?
>>>>>
>>>>>But thats a question we'll never be able to answer, but how about this ,
>>>>>
>>>>>If they sent x3d version fritz with the same hardware to a large super
>>>>>grandmaster tournament, a round robin, where all the players not only had to
>>>>>prepare for the computer, but other humans, how would it fair?
>>>>>
>>>>>I think we are seriously under estimating this beast...
>>>>>just my opinion of course.
>>>>>-Derek
>>>>
>>>>This is exactly what chessbase want you to believe.
>>>>
>>>>I think that all these matches are unimportant matches and it may be better if
>>>>we ignore them.
>>>>
>>>>I do not trust the humans in these match to try to win the matches and I suspect
>>>>that they believe that draw can give them more money.
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>
>>>I can add that the fact that kasparov got another match after drawing with Fritz
>>>when Smirin never got another match after beating the machines increase my
>>>impression(hardware was slower against smirin but time control was also faster
>>>and the second factor is something that is supposed to help the machines so I
>>>think that smirin's result is better than kasparov's result and kramnik's
>>>result).
>>>
>>>Players may believe that it is better if they do not win because if they draw
>>>they have better chances to get another match.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>
>>What I always say. Let the programs play regular matches and tournaments and you
>>will see FMs, IMs and GMs adjust their play vs. computers and win.
>
>
>  You are not as bright as i thought you were to make such a Rediculous
>Statement


Please leave out personal issues, they are not really helpful but only provoke.


>surely you realize that most if not all professional players
>regulary, play and analyze with fritz


I don't think they play vs. them. Why should they?


>there simply is no adjustment that can be
>made where a FM can defeat fritz in a match, if there was the greatest player in
>the history of the game would be imploying this strategy now.


Your opinion, mine is different. Both are speculations right now. Here's another
one: Fischer would kick ass the programs. :-)



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