Author: odell hall
Date: 09:55:01 08/26/99
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On August 26, 1999 at 10:36:56, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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. > >:) No Bob I have never maintained that Computers are 2600 strength. I do believe they are between 2500-2540, ofcourse this is a long way from where you stand, I believe you said they are around the low 2400's. In view of all the recent 40/2 games I doubt you still have such a low opionion of programs.
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