Author: Terry Presgrove
Date: 14:18:30 08/23/99
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On August 23, 1999 at 15:28:10, James Robertson wrote: >Yesterday on FICS I noticed scrappy (Crafty on P200x4) was playing a human who >had already defeated it twice at 5 5 blitz and was mopping up a third victory. I >was kind of suspicious, so I started talking to him and asked him to play my >program. Overall, it was a completely one-sided affair, but I was convinced that >he was not a computer when he missed several tactical things my program saw very >quickly. > >I asked him if he was a GM or IM, and no, he said he was unrated(!). Anyway, I >have never seen a human outsmart computers so well in blitz without relying on >standard anti-computer play. Nor did he shy away from tactics, and often after >complex exchanges he would come out ahead. > >Is he very unusual, or are there a lot of players like him? He also mentioned he >had many rated chess playing friends, and did not think he was near GM strength. > >James I had a similar situation arise ( with different results) yesterday on ICC. I had noticed this particular handle had gotten a couple of draws in 15 5 games previously so I decided to take a closer look. This fellow had a 1400 bullet, 1700 blitz and over 2400 in standard. This got me suspicious and after my program's second loss in a row I struck up a conversation and asked him about the disparity in his ratings and what his USCF or FIDE rating was. He said 2260. When I responded USCF or FIDE? He said he had been inactive for 6 years and was terrible at blitz. After another exchange he said he was 19 years old and asked me if I was a GM and why I didn't challenge Kasparov for the world title. :,) TP
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