Author: James B. Shearer
Date: 00:05:35 09/14/99
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On September 13, 1999 at 22:11:25, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>If you aren't an IM, your chances of winning a blitz game are essentially zero.
>At least a real crafty, on real hardware, with reasonable book, and not
>intentionally weakened... It is _very_ difficult for IM players to beat it,
>whether the game is standard where they have their best chances, or blitz where
>it just doesn't lose many games vs GM players, and hardly any any vs IM
>players...
This is not exactly correct. In 2000+ blitz and bullet games on ICC
against crafty clones (Data, Singacrafty, MrsLovett, CraftyCrafty, KillerGrob,
Perplexity, Fitter, Brunhilde, Crafty, heatstroke, mundilfari, Mofongo and
razzle) I have scored about 7% with about 4% wins by playing anti-computer chess
(generally playing to win). My over-the-board strength is probably around 1900
(USCF) a bit below IM.
Of course this depends on the definition of essentially zero.
James B. Shearer
PS: For me Ferret is considerably tougher (1 win, 4 draws in 100+ games).
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