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Subject: Re: Has Shredder 4 ever lost a game?

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 11:25:36 08/11/99

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On August 11, 1999 at 13:31:24, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:

>On August 11, 1999 at 12:41:51, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On August 10, 1999 at 17:05:39, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>On August 10, 1999 at 15:21:35, odell hall wrote:
>>>
>>>>On August 10, 1999 at 14:56:01, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On August 10, 1999 at 14:44:51, odell hall wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On August 10, 1999 at 11:43:00, Brian Smith wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On August 10, 1999 at 08:17:53, blass uri wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On August 10, 1999 at 08:13:48, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>In WCCC it didn't lose a single game and Karpov cannot beat it. So is it
>>>>>>>>>totally unbeaten? Maybe Kasparov should try :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Karpov did not beat it but it does not say that he cannot beat it.
>>>>>>>>The game was faster then tournament time control.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Uri
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>What was the final result in the Karpov-Shredder match anyway (I think I was on
>>>>>>>vacation)?
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>I responded to the claim that karpov cannot beat it.
>>>
>>>I do not know if he could beat it at tournament time control but I know that
>>>karpov had a very good position so my impression is that he could beat shredder
>>>if he had more time.
>>>
>>>It is of course possible that shredder could play better if shredder had more
>>>time but the claim that karpov cannot beat shredder is unfair to karpov because
>>>karpov had not the opportunity to play against shredder4 at tournament time
>>>control.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>>
>>
>>Hello Uri,
>>Your point is well taken but....  What is "Tournament time control" now days?
>>The World Championships in Vegas are much shorter than 40/2.
>
>	They are not much shorter. They are 40/100 but with an increment of 30 seconds
>for each move. So in total they have two hours for the first forty moves, only
>that they need to administrate them.
>José.

Actually the reverse: they don't need to administrate them, because they're
hand-held like a little baby to keep at least 30 seconds ready for each move.
;-)

Your main point is true: the time control, practically speaking, is 40/2 in
"increment guise".

Dave



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