Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 10:58:43 08/06/05
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On August 06, 2005 at 06:44:40, Uri Blass wrote: >On August 06, 2005 at 05:05:00, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>On August 06, 2005 at 02:31:32, Gerd Isenberg wrote: >> >>>Donninger told something in german CSS-forum that Hydra don't plays because as >>>top favourite they only have to "lose". As mentioned by Frederic Friedel >>>(chessbase) in a recent interview, fritz seems no longer in the mood to play >>>other computers but humans. It's a pity. >> >>Chickens. >> >>Hydra the top favorite, don't make me laugh!. The last times they played they >>didn't win, anyway, so why would they now? >> >>-- >>GCP > >The last time that they played they beated adams 5.5-0.5 and I think that it is >the best performance of chess programs against humans and earlier they beated >shredder in a match so it was logical for people to consider them as favourite. Yes and they will buy Anand for 6-0 of course, for those who doubt what will happen, so who cares. Those Arabs got too much money and they must show crushing victories or sheikh won't be pleased, whereas the GM's real weakness is money. So that is a run race too. The only one who could change it, is Anand himself. If he wants to earn less money, he will win. In reality we all know Hydra is real strong now, and definitely would make a chance for world title if they join. Though they would not be the favourite. Junior is. In fact i'm very sure current diep at a quad dual core, which has been bugfixed a lot in king safety, will win from hydra in a match. So a single game in world champs it makes a good chance too to win from hydra. In any case if they join world champs and get crushed several times, the sheikh won't be pleased. So the team is chickening out and doesn't join. This where it is a shame they do not join. In 2005 they are strong. Real strong, but in 2006 their machine with fpga toys is just completely outdated. No chance against quad pc's it has then. >Note that I do not consider them as favourite to win because I read that >Shredder had bugs in the relevant match and I think that in the way that adams Hydra is practicing every day only against shredder, so a match hydra-shredder is not so interesting. >played he could also lose in similiar result against other programs but it is >only my opinion. > >Uri
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