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Subject: Re: Fritz5 Silences All Critics

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 14:11:40 04/30/99

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On April 30, 1999 at 15:31:47, odell hall wrote:

>Hi CCC
>
>   I am sure we all Miss Dr. Hyatt (I know I do!).  However I think that it is
>very convient for Dr. Hyatt to disappear!  now that computers are proving in
>front of the world that they are Grandmasters!!  (Beating a 2673 at game\60 over
>several games is not an IM Performance!!) It seems now he doesn't have explain
>how it is possible for a so-called "weak International Master" ( Hyatts
>Acessment of Top Programs) to Defeat a Fide Elo 2677 in a match at faster than
>action chess time controls.  In my view If fritz is capable of Beating A super
>grandmaster at game\60 which is a reasonably long game, then no doubt it is
>grandmaster strength.  Ofcourse there is more than this isolated match to come
>to this conclusion, kasparov himself said in his recent speech in the united
>states that micro programs are now over 2600!  Ofcourse We have many
>international masters and Grandmasters saying the same things, including Larry
>Kaufman. It is now starting to look very silly for anyone to say otherwise,
>those that maintain this viewpoint will no doubt lose credibility in the eyes of
>the computer chess public.


I don't think it's entirely necessary to single out a particular critic,
particulary when he's not here to respond.  There are others who share the
viewpoint that computers are not up to GM strength, at tournament time controls.

A better way to make your point might be to gather results of games between GM's
and computers, make a table, then publish it here.  That might be very useful.
But it would take some effort.

Will



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