Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 16:21:07 02/29/04
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On February 29, 2004 at 19:18:41, Jorge Pichard wrote: >We all know that wherever there is computer and man matches there will be great >followers;therefore, the Linares should include the two best programs, shuch as >Shredder 8 and Junior8 or newer version each year, but the best human will still >win the match regardless if Shredder or Junior take first each year. I would >almost guarantee that the human players without pressure from winning the event >will perform better and probably end up in first and second each year. By >including the two best programs each year we can compare the progress and >increase strength of the programs and this will give us a better indication of >where the two best programs stand in comparison to the elite world chess >players. > >Since the Programs will only be there to create more pressure to the humans, and >for us to compare their progress, the first place would be given to Kasparov and >second to Kramnik as if the programs were not participating at all. Now because >the inclusion of the programs, the result could be different in the sense tha >the programs would not offer an early draw unless it see no other way around. > >The final result could be like this: >1 Shredder 8 >2 Kasparov,G >3 Junior 8 >4 Kramnik,V >5 Leko,P >6 Shirov,A >7 Topalov,V >8 Vallejo Pons,F > > >I doubt that the programs will share first place all the times, but it would >make the prize for the humans more lucrative if the sponsor of the programs such >as chessbase would donate 5,000 for each program to participate and to be added >to the total prize sum of the humans players. > >Jorge
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