Author: Timothy J. Frohlick
Date: 03:50:45 11/29/98
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On November 28, 1998 at 15:33:50, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On November 27, 1998 at 04:44:23, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >>I myself can usually beat expert level chess players but get whipped by >>candidate masters and above. I am unrated and refuse to get rated because of >>the large number of neurotic individuals in chess clubs. I prefer to play chess >>programs that don't get pissed when they lose. Computer chess is fascinating >>because it offers one the opportunity to play an opponent that while not >>self-aware is an extension of human play and is quite adept at the game. > >Hmm, in Canada, candidate master = expert. Is it different where you live? > >Dave Gomboc In reply, I was born in Canada in 1950, Dave. A candidate master is one step below a national master according to the Oxford Companion to Chess pg. 55! I do not consider a weak expert who is USCF 2000 to be a candidate master. In any case I play against programs that eat masters for breakfast and I sometimes win (once in a blue moon) and without cheating. The important thing is to keep playing and enjoying these wonderful virtual chess partners. Respectfully, Tim Frohlick, not a master
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