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

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:10:47 10/17/99

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On October 17, 1999 at 01:13:14, odell hall wrote:

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>  My point is that any average program can beat a grandmaster at blitz. I saw
>this is the same sense that you said a few months ago, that Fritz5.32 result
>against judith polgar was "no big deal" because any program could do the same at
>that particular time control. I am speaking relativly, and chessmaster is just
>average, or alittle less than average compared to the top programs. Probally
>alittle stronger than crafty on equal hardware.


So now we go from "any rinkydink program can beat a GM at blitz" to
"any average program can beat a GM at blitz?"  At least pick a consistent
reference point.  Even top programs are going to lose blitz games vs GM
players.  And they will even lose 4-6 game matches on occasion.  Blitz
isn't 'solved' by anybody just yet.



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