Author: pablinhoz
Date: 02:40:49 05/28/05
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On May 27, 2005 at 11:43:14, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>On May 27, 2005 at 11:15:21, Roger D Davis wrote:
>
>>On May 27, 2005 at 10:23:21, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>
>>>On May 27, 2005 at 09:32:20, Jonas Cohonas wrote:
>>>
>>>>>It's regurarly playing at chessbase server, operated by the sheik in own person.
>>>>>
>>>>>Additional i've seen it in a tournament or 7 now. First under the name brutus
>>>>>now under the name hydra. In fact i saw it play a few months ago in my own
>>>>>person in Paderborn 2005.
>>>>>
>>>>>Vincent
>>>>
>>>>Now that you have pointed out the elephant in the room, do you have any
>>>>games/positions or is it just a feeling you have?
>>>
>>>This is like asking a formula 1 driver whether he's incapable of judging what
>>>happens at other teams.
>>>
>>>The knowledge the programmers have about the other chessprograms is far bigger
>>>than you can imagine. Not only because of the many chats and email traffic
>>>between the programmers.
>>>
>>>The additional advantage i have is that i'm FM. Just from a single output in a
>>>single position from amateur programs i can already usually see whether they
>>>have a bug somewhere. Either in hashtable, in a certain pattern, or whatever.
>>>
>>>Many amateur programmers can testify to this.
>>>
>>>Now instead of a single output there is quite some more data, to say it polite.
>>>
>>>You must not underestimate this.
>>>
>>>If Uri Blass can already draw a lot of conclusions from 6 game outputs from Deep
>>>Blue, what can others do with all the data that is there about hydra?
>>>
>>>Additional, and you have to praise him for that, Chrilly is not working in
>>>secrecy. He is even regurarly posting at CSS. Usually postings about what he
>>>knows from Shredder.
>>>
>>>Vincent
>>
>>Vincent,
>>
>>Maybe you should contact Adams and coach him. Point out what you think are
>>Hydras weaknesses. Tell him how he can avoid playing into Hydra's strengths.
>>Otherwise, he's potentially walking into a minefield. But if you understand the
>>programs so well, and the fact that you're an FM, Adams would greatly benefit
>>from having you "on his team."
>>
>>Roger
>
>As a matter of fact you're correct. The whole point will be whether Adams
>prepares and even then there is other GM's who qualify him as the easiest
>opponent for the computer of all top 50 world GM's, to quote 1 french GM:
>"because Mickey overlooks so much tactics when he plays a tactical middlegame as
>compared to other top GM's".
>
This is not correct. Just have a look at his games on any database, you will
realise that he's not any weaker at tactics than any other top 10 player in the
world. I have seen him play in playchess.com server and, at least at 3' blitz,
his tactics definitly do the job...
Pablo
>If those GM's are correct, Adams makes no chance. Yet i'll be the last to shout
>he has no chance at all. I feel people are too much used to the strongpoints of
>todays software to realize that Hydra has a few real weak spots.
>
>To answer your next question, yes i have 2 email adresses from Adams.
>
>Training someone however is a fulltime job that takes months of preparement.
>
>Adams is more busy with other tournaments than the hydra match. He just shows up
>there and sees what he can do there.
>
>I hope you realize what i mean.
>
>But he will play, do not worry. He's not Kasparov. Adams is a honest man.
>
>Vincent
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