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Subject: Re: Update on Rebel -Lithuania Re-match?

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 12:38:11 10/15/99

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On October 15, 1999 at 15:25:03, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On October 15, 1999 at 15:08:59, odell hall wrote:
>
>>On October 15, 1999 at 15:00:11, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On October 15, 1999 at 13:25:17, Howard Exner wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone have the scoop on this re-match? Watching the one game on the rebel page
>>>>but how are the other three games unfolding?
>>>
>>>
>>>Rebel won 1 game, lost 2, and drew 1.
>>
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately a very disapointing result for Rebel, I bet your real happy! I
>>don't know what these two losses mean , since the I'ms are very strong  and
>>capable of beating any grandmaster on any given day.
>
>
>_I_ happen to be pulling for the computer in every game.  But I am realistic
>in my expectations of the outcome.  This result wasn't bad.  1.5 vs 2.5 for
>4 IM players in 4 40/2hr games is not a bad result.  It is right in line with
>what I would expect/hope for myself.  2-2 would have been very good.

Honestly Bob,
This is a disappointing performance by Rebel.  Considering it's past performance
vs GMs/IMs.  But it also is to be expected.  Human IM's/GM's also have bad
results occasionally.  Only the overall performance is what matters.  In that
respect it is still doing very good.  I think we should not lose sight of the
fact that this type of "Challenge" will show the computers in the worst possible
light.  There can be no doubt that computers playing in a 4 round swill style
system or even in a round robin tournament would do much better than what we
will see in this format.  It will not give us the "Rating" we are looking for
unless the worst case rating is what you're trying to establish.
Jim Walker



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