Author: Tim Mirabile
Date: 08:44:38 11/05/99
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On November 04, 1999 at 13:13:55, Robert C. Maddox wrote: >I remember Robert Hyatt writing about what he called the "computer effect." It >refers to tactically strong computers catching human opponents off guard. > >As time passes, weaknesses in the program are seen, and players learn to play in >a style that defeats the program. The Mach III Fidelity unit would probably be >unable to repeat that 2265 performance today. Exactly. And most of the people used in a CRA test probably never played much against computers at the time the Mach III was out, and they certainly didn't have a chance to learn the machine's specific weaknesses and opening book since the tests are generally done before the machine is made public.
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