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Subject: Re: Are Comp or experts crazy?Thomas Mayer- Dr Robert Hyatt

Author: Pablo Ignacio Restrepo

Date: 13:36:09 05/17/05

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Hello Thomas.

Thank you very mutch for your answer and opinion. Now I known more about what I
love: "Chess Computers."
Best Regard,
Pablo

On May 17, 2005 at 15:43:39, Thomas Mayer wrote:

>Hi Pablo,
>
>>Thomas Mayer and Dr Robert Hyatt.
>
>nice to be named in one row with one of my own heros... :) Hopefully Bob is not
>upset about that...
>
>> With all respect for you, and chess community I would like to hear some
>> opinions about each question:
>
>Don't take everything too serious what I answer, but I will try to do my best.
>
>> A- Are the Sport News Journalist writing the truth about the real power Man
>> and Machine?
>
>Yes and no. You know, they can only report about what they see. And what DO they
>see ? Well, Kasparov (in bad shape, but that does not count) lost against Deep
>Blue, Kasparov could only draw Fritz in Bahrein, also only a draw against Junior
>and Kramnik only draw against Fritz. Bareev had a draw against Hiarcs. Not so
>known is that some years ago Huebner got some easy draws against Fritz. They are
>definitely not aware that some lower rated player can achieve similar results
>against engine - so how could they report about that ?
>
>> B- Is the truth relative? In this sense, have been Journalist writing just
>> about conventional fighting in conventional algorithms and in this sense
>> writing the truth?
>
>They wrote about what they have seen. Period.
>
>> C- Have been playing the Top Humans Opponents in matches against engines
>> really with a strong level?
>
>I think so, when we forget about Deep Blue Kasparov, the other above mentioned
>games seemed to me really okay.
>
>> D- Are the Computers as strong as experts are saying to the World across the
>> News?
>
>Not in all positions. If you find a way that they stumble into strange positions
>and lines, they behave sometimes like complete fools. Every Engine has this
>problems.
>
>> E- Have been at lest one real match Man Vs Machine that could indicate to us
>> (human beings) what is the real position in the battle man Vs machine?
>
>That's a matter of taste. My opinion is since long that computer can achieve
>results of a GM, but with a different style of play. Compared to the GM they
>know nothing about chess strategy and plans, but they are tactically soooo
>strong nowadays.
>
>> F- Does really to exist the antichess like one anti-traditional value and
>> chess parameter into engine motors and human brain?
>
>I don't really know what you mean with that -> but when you think here about
>your backdoor idea: well, yes I believe that there is still a way to beat every
>engine. And there is the possibility to close many of the backdoors when they
>are discovered.
>
>> G- Is it possible to play anti algorithm against human brain?
>
>Well, a starting point is for sure Quarks Anti-Human routine. The Anti-GM of
>Rebel or some human settings for Crafty are also ways to play better against
>humans.
>
>> H- Is it possible to play chess for the opposite way?
>
>?
>
>> H- Why an amateur is capable to do that Top GM is not doing?
>
>Well, maybe the Top GM simply do not like to do it.
>
>> I- Is it possible to build an engine with anti engine parameters?
>
>I think yes.
>
>> J- where could be coming the engine build to play anti-engine games?
>
>? You know that I want to try it somewhere in the future, likely this year.
>
>> K- Will be real important for future human chess players to have a tittle?
>
>Yes
>
>> L- Is going to exist a new official elo into Fide for human beings specialist
>> playing engines?
>
>No
>
>> Ll.- Will be possible to write a perfect "an anti-antichess opening book".
>
>No. Chess is too complex to close every hole just with a book
>
>> 12- When could human beings to see a long match and battle of at lest 20 long
>> time control (games 2 for week) against a chess human genius as GM Anan?
>
>I think it will not happen in the near future. Who would pay for that ?
>
>> 13- Is it dirty to have the human being the engine he-her is going to
>> challenger before to start the match, or dirty to chance the parameters
>> engines when the the match have started?
>
>Well, complicate thing. In my opinion both sides should be allowed to improve.
>Important is, that the human side can also prepare itself. So it needs games
>from the opponent even if that is not the final version he will play against.
>
>> 14- Was the GM Kasparov versus Deep Blue a dirty challenger?
>
>I don't know. For Kasparov the problem was, that he had not much material about
>Deep Blue.
>
>> 15- Must human beings to prepare for a real combat in future against engines?
>
>No
>
>> 16- Are going to want takes control of the Earth the engines?
>
>science fiction... :)
>
>> 17- Was terminator movie a fiction?
>
>sure ! :)
>
>> 18- Could an engine to love and to feel hate?
>
>Not really...
>
>> 19- Could engines to have a flexible intelligence?
>
>possibly... but you must define what you really mean here... it will not be as
>flexibel as humans are, I think
>
>Greets, Thomas



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