Author: Jouni Uski
Date: 01:11:14 06/24/99
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On June 24, 1999 at 03:31:41, Harald Faber wrote: >On June 23, 1999 at 18:20:40, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>>>>A reason why you don't count Hiarcs-Hergott? >>>> >>>>yes... games were not 40/2, games were held in a mall. Hergott is a weaker >>>>IM. It was so noisy he had to wear headphones.. >>>>etc... >>> >>>1) IM is IM; who gives the right and is able to judge WEAK or STRONG? Even a >>>WEAK IM is still an IM. >>>2) Hiarcs WON. Although it was only 6 games. But 6 games plus 6 games >>>plus...plus... someday make a bunch. >>>3) I guess it was Fischer who said: "the only ones with no excuses when they >>>lose against me are computers." >> >> >>Doesn't matter. You don't earn a GM norm playing an IM in a match. So trying >>to answer the question "are computers at GM level?" is not going to be answered >>by playing an IM in a noisy mall at non-40/2 time controls... > >You try to miss the point, don't you? ;-) >If you win an IM clearly, then you are certainly ABOVE. Right? And what is above >IM? Is there something between IM and GM? I don't know of anything. >I was not talking of EARNING a NORM. >I was talking of GM LEVEL. > >>And hiarcs did >>win... but aren't we discussing 40/2hr time controls here? The hiarcs/Hergott >>match was not 40/2. So it all seems totally unrelated to the question being >>asked... > >What was the time control then? AFAIR it was 40/120 or VERY VERY CLOSE. Don't forget other matches. Mchess 6 has won GM Nesis(?) 3,5 - 2,5 under tournament conditions!!! This is more DATA for Bob. Jouni
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