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Subject: Re: Of course SSDF Ratings Overrated!

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 02:28:33 01/09/06

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On January 09, 2006 at 05:23:21, Uri Blass wrote:

>On January 09, 2006 at 05:13:42, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>On January 09, 2006 at 04:47:44, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>Wrong knowledge may be sometimes worse than no knowledge.
>>>Kasparov believed that he was playing against Genius2 at that time but
>>>Genius3(p90) probably plays above 2600 level in active chess and above 2400
>>>level in tournament time control.
>>>
>>>Note that I agree with you that programs are not overrated in the ssdf list and
>>>genius3 on p90 can perform better than 2312 against humans at tournament time
>>>control.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>Of course SSDF is overrated. For the simple reason that they pretend to have Elo
>>taken from human chess. But this is just wrong.
>>
>>They get test results but these results are a product of imbreeding. Machine
>>play machines. You just cant conclude anything from that for human chess. The
>>point is simply that no human super GM with over 2600 Elo would have such
>>weaknesses we all know from CC. You know that, Uri.
>
>This proves nothing.
>
>Top GM's also have weaknesses that no computer with ssdf rating over 2600 have.
>It does not prove that they are weaker than 2600.
>
>Uri


It's astonishing me! I didnt want to say that machines are "weaker" than 2600
but that the SSDF Elo has NOTHING=ZERO to do with human chess. Will you agree?



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