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Subject: Re: New FIDE World Champion ...

Author: Marc Plum

Date: 17:47:45 08/18/99

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I'd back any of the three remaining players against any program of less strength
than Deep Blue, in, say, a 24 game match like those played under the old FIDE
system.  Just an opinion.  I wouldn't bet more than I could afford to lose.

But considering how short the matches at tournament time controls are, and the
fact that ties are settled by semi-blitz and blitz games, well, I think you have
a point.  The GMs have made some bad errors in these faster games, and I could
easily see Fritz, Rebel, Hiarcs, etc. making it to the semis with a chance to go
all the way.

And with programs only getting better, I'd predict that computer participation
is something we won't see, at least while the GMs have anything to say about it.

Marc

On August 18, 1999 at 20:15:43, Mark Ryan wrote:

>... will be rated 2646 or less.  Under the current FIDE World Championship
>tournament format, maybe a chess program would have a genuine shot !
>
>Cheers,
>Mark



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