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Subject: Re: Poll Question for "If Computers are finally as Strong as GM's"

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 02:09:40 06/24/99

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On June 24, 1999 at 04:11:14, Jouni Uski wrote:

>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

Both of you guys are picking and choosing events.  This is precisely what Bob is
trying to avoid by sticking with a current timeframe where all of the results
are remembered, whether pro- or contra- to the assertion that programs are of GM
strength.

Dave



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