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Subject: Re: Chessprograms better then humans in e-mail games?

Author: Paulo Soares

Date: 13:39:59 12/18/99

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On December 18, 1999 at 10:58:37, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote:

>about 2100 strength in e-mail games if you let a fast computer run for the whole
>time it has per move (instead of normal correspondence-amalyses by a human). It
>is not even _close_ to titled players strength.
>I know someone who is currently playing in the correspondence world championship
>who says that he won a few games because of computers ... because of his
>opponents believe too much what their computers tell them.
>
>That is what I'm trying to say for months: a computer might well be 2500 playing
>strength, but it has more than 300 elo points less analyzing strength.
>
>Regards,
>Georg v. Zimmermann
>
>P.S.
>Keep in mind: I can use a computer to help me analyze a position,. a computer
>can't just ask me for my oppinion if he wants to know it.


I am amazed. A player that is playng in the correspondence world championship
should have enough experience for not believe in computers. The computer is
a powerful tool for the correspondence games, but it is necessary to know how
to use it.
I would like to see those games, could you put it here?
Paulo Soares, from Brazil




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