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Subject: Re: Take all program results at 40/2 vs Grandmasters you get 2500+ easily

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 12:08:11 10/03/99

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On October 03, 1999 at 14:11:38, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>- Rebel played 2 moves in the Hoffman game that can not be reproduced.

When you reproduced the game did you play through the game as it was
actually played? ie: inputing Hoffmann's moves using the actual time he took for
each move? This in order to replicate the game with Rebel thinking on opponents
time.

Also, is there a way to determine how much total time Rebel lost, counting
both the time it lost while thinking on three opponents clock and its own clock?
This could provide us with the time handicap the Hoffman in effect received.


>If Rebel
>had won, the victory wouldn't count. Should the game count only because Rebel
>lost?
>
>- The first move that can't be reproduced is 40.Rg4. I think that at this moment
>Rebel was already lost.

This is usefull information. It is unfortunate as when I logged onto the
game I thought Hoffmann had a comfortable position despite the pawn down.
On the other hand I was looking forward to how the game would unfold given the
computer's tendancy to defend so well. But then I read about the numerous
crashes and by then the game to me was as interesting as analysing a blitz game,
which I find pointless.
>
>I count this game, but there are arguments for both sides. In my opinion this is
>not going to matter much in the long run.

Yes as it stands now the difference is about 40 rating points. Assume
Rebel draws the next ten games against an average rating of 2500. What
is the difference then? Probably not much.
>
>Enrique



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