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Subject: Re: A mass question or perhaps even a survey

Author: Pradu Kannan

Date: 07:58:33 10/17/05

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On October 16, 2005 at 19:31:04, Fernando Villegas wrote:

>Be sincere and answer:
>Whom of you all are capable of sustaining a game in decent, fair conditions of
>equality until at least move 60 to such powerful program as Hiarcs 9 playing at
>40 moves in an hour and so, in such an ending, searching 25-26 plys or more?
>With "sustaining" I mean losing the game, but only after that move and after
>glorious, almost equal fight.
>Those that win the game -even before move 60-  please do not answer.
>Also, forbidden the answer for the followers of anti-computer chess and other "a
>la Pablo Restrepo" tricks
>This is a survey for common and honest people that play real chess, not for
>genuses or bloody cheaters :-)
>
>Average Regards
>fernando

I feel for you. I have the exact same experience when I play CMX.  In 5min 12
sec inc, I manage to hold it at bay, until I make a human error... I've never
managed to win against CMX but have managed draws on many occasions.  A
computer's incapablity to knowingly make an error makes it a daunting opponent.



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