Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 16:37:20 04/22/05
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On April 22, 2005 at 14:21:05, chandler yergin wrote: >On April 22, 2005 at 12:59:20, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>Computers are better tactially >>Humans are better positionally >> >>Computers never tire and make a slip >>Humans sometimes have nice long range plans >> >>Top level humans do not play anticomputer chess very often. >> >>But I think the strongest programs are probably pretty close the the strongest >>humans even on a 2 GHz personal computer, which is pretty amazing. >> >>We don't have enough computer/human interaction to make a certain statement >>about strength. But tournament results show that the best computer systems can >>compete with the best humans. > >How about without Opening Books, DataBases & EGTB's? Opening books are important -- perhaps 150 Elo for a really good one. A crappy one I made by autogeneration added nearly 100 Elo in one experiment. EGDB do not add strength. They only make the programs play prettier. >A Computer using all the above, a Top GM, is really playing against himself, or >others with ELO's of 2700 + > >Why wouldn't the Computer has the edge? > >This rather forces a GM to play anti-computer tactics, which is not good >for Theory; but makes good PR, for those interested in such a display.
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