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Subject: Re: Shredder is the World Computer Speed Chess Champion

Author: James Robertson

Date: 17:04:09 07/07/04

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On July 07, 2004 at 19:53:40, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On July 07, 2004 at 19:51:36, James Robertson wrote:
>
>>It means plenty. It means that Shredder is the blitz champion. It means that
>>Crafty is the runner up.
>>
>>I suppose that most people consider the tournament time controls as more
>>weighty, but that's is just opinion. Perhaps the most common opinion, but there
>>is no scientific reason why the blitz tournament is less important for
>>determining program quality.
>
>The operator skill is much more important there than in the standard event...
>
>A good operator can give the program 5 mins. A slow one 3 mins. That oughtta
>count for something...
>
>--
>GCP

That is a good point, especially if you consider times when the operator
actually loses on time. I think it is interesting that operator decisions in the
standard event have still made a huge difference in its outcome, e.g. Shredder
last year.

James



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