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

Author: James Robertson

Date: 13:00:08 10/15/99

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On October 15, 1999 at 15:38:11, James T. Walker wrote:

>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.

Why?

>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

I disagree. It does not seem obvious to me that Rebel would do better in a
tournament, and there is no evidence to suggest this.

James



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