Author: Murat
Date: 12:42:00 01/01/05
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Hi Clive As you can see from the lack of responses to your question, the human factor is very close to be taken out of the game of chess. Most folks here are interested if x version of this is stronger then y version of that. Very unfortunate for the beloved game of chess. I am seeing folks who are rated 1600 trying to get programs at 2700 elo even if they have a 2400elo program sitting in their hard drive. I also am guilty of becoming a slave of the PC programs. Back in the days when the best program was rated at 1800elo it was a big thrill to have my game analyzed by a 2000 rated player at the club. Actually I enjoyed the analyze sessions even more then the game itself. One day I sat in front of a player who was rated 2200 and he analyzed my game for me. Then I knew I was in the presents of greatness. But now days all I do is to come back home and put the game in my computer and let fritz 6 analyze it overnight for me. Why am I doing this? Because I know the 2000 elo fellow at the club is going to miss quite a bit if I let him analyze the game. So there goes another human interaction out of the window. After I get this out of my chest, to answer your question. In my opinion someone like Kasparov, if given enough time to prepare against a certain program can still win a match. But this is surely to change in the favor of the programs in the future. And once your over the shelf program starts beating the world champion regularly, the game of chess will no longer be interesting in its current form. best regards Murat ...
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