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Subject: Re: A nice win against Hiarcs 7.32! A fairy tale in the making

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 20:20:01 12/15/99

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On December 15, 1999 at 21:55:54, robert michelena wrote:

>If the shoe fits, wear it.
>
>I stand by my comment, and by now, my well known view.  To suggest that anybody
>who is not a grandmaster can beat a commercial program is to insult our common
>sense.  These programs can search faster and deeper then any human.  They can
>and often do defeat top grandmasters.
>
>Under the circumstances, to claim that you can defeat (unless 'you' happened to
>be a grandmaster)a commercial program at its strongest setting now only insults
>our intelligence and common sense, but, more importantly, reflects on 'you'.

I can do it, and I'm not a grandmaster.  I can't do it every time, certainly,
only a few percent of the time.

I played WChess exactly one game though, and got a draw.

These were quick blitz games but I don't do take backs, I don't flag, and I
don't look at the analysis window.

I don't think I could do as well against human stronger than 2200.

bruce



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