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Subject: Re: Hunting Hydra

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 00:10:02 06/27/05

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On June 27, 2005 at 02:17:29, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On June 26, 2005 at 22:22:39, Earl Fuller wrote:
>
>>On June 26, 2005 at 20:53:53, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>>
>>>On June 26, 2005 at 19:34:30, Earl Fuller wrote:
>>>
>>>>The question still must be answered, Hydra vs Shredder.
>>>>Some of you think Hydra is all but unbeatable,__i do not__:)
>>>>The match that is begging to be played now is of course, Shredder vs Hydra.
>>>>With Shredder on a state of the art computer that has been tested before the
>>>>match__:)__would be very interesting indeed. And not some old laptop.__:)
>>>>These people that have programed Shredder should hunt Hydra down and slay it.
>>>>Come on Shredder team, there is someone knocking at your door !___:)
>>>>earl
>>>
>>>There is this to consider, I believe that Hydra is programmed to beat S GM's.
>>>Shreddar I believe is programmed to beat comps  in the same vein that Crafty is
>>>best suited to play SGM's
>>>Hydra have Shredder for breakfast either way.
>>>
>>>Wayne
>>
>>Well i'm not so sure,__Shredder is the top pc program,___a match would be very
>>interesting and i wouldn't predict a winner either way, but i'd be rooting for
>>Shredder for sure___:)
>>earl
>
>There are _many_ GM's on ICC that make Shredder look like a complete idiot in
>games. These aren't even 2700+ level GM's either.
>
>I believe that Petrovich on ICC has the distinction of handing Shredder's it own
>ass on more than one occasion, and quite easily at that.
>
>Shredder is tuned for computer opponents, and Hydra is tuned for human players.
>Shredder would get killed in such a match. In fact I would go as far to say it
>wouldn't win a single game in the contest. It _might_ draw a game here and
>there.

I don´t understand your argumentation:

Shredder is tuned for computer (absolutely correct)

Hydra is tuned for human players (I don´t fully agree, it was probably only
tuned for the Adams match)

I don´t understand your conclusion Shredder therefore would get killed in such a
match. AFAIK know Hydra is a computer.

Are you better informed than we are. Is Hydra a Turk with Bobby Fischer inside?
:)

Michael





>Pit Junior against Hydra and you have a match, and a great one. Both are tuned
>for human opponents, and I am sure Amir would _love_ to kick that big machine
>around the block :)

>Peter



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