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Subject: Re: At what time control could a commercial program be World Champion?

Author: Mark Young

Date: 02:11:05 03/24/99

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On March 24, 1999 at 01:15:13, Peter Kappler wrote:

>
>Most of us agree that the top human players are still quite a bit stronger than
>any commercial chess program at regular tournament time controls (40/2).
>
>It is also not debatable that as the time control gets faster, the relative
>strength of the computers increases.  And this leads to my question:
>
>At what speed are the computers clearly stronger?  How fast would the game have
>to be for you to put your money on a top-micro instead of a top GM like Kasparov
>or Anand?
>
>Here are my opinions:
>
>40/2  super-GM wins pretty easily.
>G/60  super-GM, but the games are interesting.

Rebel 10's performence would suggest that a computer may be better then a
super-GM from here down.

>G/15  super-GM, but now the games are very well-fought.
>G/5   super-GM, but I would be nervous about my money...
>G/3   computer
>G/1   computer by a mile
>
>
>This might make a good poll question...
>
>
>--Peter



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