Author: Matt Frank
Date: 05:42:49 03/22/99
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On March 22, 1999 at 03:22:33, Mark Young wrote: >On March 21, 1999 at 12:16:06, James T. Walker wrote: > >>Hello Richard, >>If I read your chart right then Matt is giving up about 50 ELO points by not >>going to the "Fastest" hardware available. I realize most people would like to >>give H7 it's best chance of winning but I think we will learn just as much from >>what is already set up. >>Jim Walker > > >I agree, If the G3/233 is faster then a PII 300, this is very good computing >speed. I would not call this hardware slow, and is much faster then what most >people own. It will be a good test for most GM's. > >If Hiarcs7 can just score 2 to 2.5 points against a 2600 GM, I don't think there >will be much doubt that Hiarcs7 is a GM on faster hardware or on a G3/233. > >Remember Hiarcs6 beat a IM on just a Ppro200 with ease, so I would expect it to >be a good match. > >The only wild card in the match I see is the changing of Hiarcs 7 opening book >for this match. I understand why the book must be changed, but if an non-expert >is picking lines... this alone can lose the match for Hiarcs7. > >Mark Young Mark: Don't fret about the, changing of the opening book, wildcard. Hiarcs 7 "knows" much more about it's opening book than before I got it. That is what I've said, and that is all I'm going to say; until after the match. Regards, Matt Frank
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