Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:36:56 08/26/99
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On August 26, 1999 at 08:41:37, odell hall wrote: >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. You had better be careful... you are beginning to sound a lot like me. :)
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