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Subject: Re: Grandmaster AKopian played Crafty on Icc

Author: odell hall

Date: 05:41:37 08/26/99

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On August 26, 1999 at 07:32:06, Claudio A. Amorim wrote:

>On August 26, 1999 at 02:21:39, odell hall wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>  If anyone is interested in how crafty would do against Grandmaster Atopkian do
>>a Search Crafty Vagr on icc.  After these Games were played I asked Akopian What
>>happened surprised that he lost. He said he was experimenting with some opening.
>>However he admitted that he could not beat crafty and claimed this fact as the
>>reason he played it so few games. Ofcourse these were all blitz games. Akopian
>>said that playing the computers at 40/2 would not be interesting for him because
>>they would be no challenge.
>
>I think Akopian is plain wrong on this matter. Playing the best programs at 40/2
>is already a challenge even to the very best human players in the world, and
>Akopian is hardly in that league (Kasparov, Anand, Kramminik, etc., etc.). FIDE
>Championship, these days, is a display of physical will and blitz wizardy. It
>has little to do with top level chess.
>I'd love to see a tournament involving the greatest human and the better
>computers, round robin, $500.000 to 1st place. Matters should be more clear,
>them.
>
>Regards,
>
>Cláudio.


  While I do believe programs are low GM Strength I don't think any program out
there could defeat a 2600 Grandmaster like akopian at 40/2 in a match. I don't
think one has to be garry kasparov , or annand to beat the best micros at long
time controls.



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