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Subject: calibrations to human tactical skills

Author: Andrei P

Date: 16:42:48 06/03/04

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I guess I need re-phrase the question.  What is the numerical (elo) evidence
that the top engines play at 3000 elo tactically.  If one makes a test suite of
purely tactical problems and demonstrates that a typical GM solves only 50%
while an engine solves >90%, then it would be a valid claim.

Has this kind of experiment ever been documented?  in fact it would cost only
1000-2000$ to have a few GMs solve some combos for a few hours. I wish I had
this kind of money sitting around :)


>>>on a related note, are there any tactical chess problems that were tested on
>>>GMs? I am curious how well the engines will solve them.  I keep hearing
>>>statements that the top engines are 3000 elo tactically, but have never seen any
>>>human calibration data.
>>
>>Pretty much every tactical suite was invented by GMs and then we use computers
>>to try to replicate the results obtained by the humans.  Most test suites have a
>>few small flaws in them.
>
>If the positions come from GM games, it does not mean that they are of
>GM-difficulty. For example, in a recent Leko-Kramnik game Leko essentially
>blundered and gave Kramnik the opportunity to apply tactics.
>http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1512
>
>Does it mean that the position after 32.Rd7?? is of 2700+ difficulty? of course
>- not, one needs to test the positions like that on a pool of GMs to determine
>its difficulty.



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