Author: Matt Frank
Date: 13:18:48 01/29/99
Go up one level in this thread
>On what basis do you make this assumption? Computers have not been tested >extensively against humans under tournament conditions. The SSDF ratings are >computed against other computers, for instance. Certainly the computers are >very strong. But are they GM level? And the sneaky radio deal does not >convince me either. As I note later my assumptions are based on research using published data, includiung data from the AEGON tournaments. I wonder why that stopped :-} >Who is "we"? Are you going to supply the prize money? If a computer wins a >tournament, does it get the prize? If you play against a computer and cannot >benefit and can only lose out, would you want to do it? We is you! And any other interested parties. >I would love to see a match like this. What would be really interesting is 32 >GMs against the 32 top programs in a week long tournament. That would give us >some really excellent data. I love your suggestion!! The data would be tremendous!!! >GM Matches against computers are very, very rare under formal conditions. They >happen all the time on ICC and FICS. Do you have any reasonable comparisons that youn are aware of from ACC and FICS games? >The GM's have nothing to gain and everything to lose. Why should they want to >play? And if we are going to come up with $100,000 prize money, who is going to >cough it up? Sponsors (e.g., Apple computer, Dell Computer, Hiarcs, ChessBase, etc) would be anyone that might have an interested in seeing such a match or tournament. But it won't happen until someone talks about it with potential sponsors. I would be willing to put up my own money to ensure a match with such a GM. Say $500 for playing all the games, an additional $1,500 to the GM if they win outright in an 8 game match. I'm not interested in this as a commercial venture for profit I want to demonstrate the technology. Matt Frank
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.