Author: Uri Blass
Date: 06:44:18 03/01/06
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On March 01, 2006 at 04:23:19, Tord Romstad wrote: >On February 28, 2006 at 23:22:45, walt irvin wrote: > >>is it possible for a programmer to write a top rated chess program if the >>programmer does not play chess very well at all,,,,if so are there any examples >>?????? > >It is clearly possible, and there are many examples. It is easier to list those >top programmers who *are* strong chess players, because they are so few: >The only ones I am aware of are Chris Whittington, Hans Berliner, Vasik >Rajlich and Vincent Diepeveen. > >I don't play chess at all, but if I did my Elo rating would probably be about >one third of my engine's rating. I am one of the most awful patzers you >will ever find. This *is* a handicap when developing my engine, but a >very minor one. > >Tord It is clear that you exagerate. You are not a chess champion but I remember that you could beat engines when they play without a knight. I believe that you need to have rating above 1600 fide rating to do it. I suggest that you start play in tournaments and we can know what is your real level. Fide is reducing the minimal rating so I am sure that today you can get fide rating(today the minimal rating is 1400 and it is going to go down to 1000). Not many people have rating below 1600 but I guess it is going to be changed in the future. It can be good if you play at least one time per week and I guess that you can get fide rating soon. I had in the past fide rating above 2000 but lost it(at that time the minimal fide rating was 2000). I expect in the future to get fide rating again after I participate in the quarter final of the israeli championship that is included for fide rating. I will probably get fide rating below 2000 now but there may be mistakes of 200 points in initial fide rating because it is based on small number of games and I guess my level is near 2000(I could get israeli rating above 2100 after I was lucky but my rating is going to go down in the direction of 2000 that is probably my real level). Uri
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