Author: walter irvin
Date: 21:24:40 01/03/00
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On January 02, 2000 at 23:56:41, Ed Schröder wrote: >On January 02, 2000 at 19:10:21, stuart taylor wrote: > >>On January 02, 2000 at 07:08:32, Rajen Gupta wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>> Doubling the speed of the engine is supposed to produce an increase of about >>>>>>60 elo points. >>>>> >>>>>I do not think that this assumption is right against humans. >>>>> >>>>>Uri >>> >>>>> >>>>Why? >>>> >>>>Bertil >>>Hi all;i think the answer is best summed up by what bob hyatt has been saying >>>all along-ie a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and in the case of >>>computer chess this weak link consists of lack of long range and startegic >>>planning and lack of positional understanding-once this weak link is identified, >>>it can be attacked by a good enough chess player anfd further increases in >>>computer hardware wouldn't make much difference.in computer vs computers on the >>>other hand are playing to each others strenghths rather than weaknesse so >>>hardware increse would show up significantly-i think this has been pretty clear >>>from the inability of rebel to have a plus score against grandmasters >>> >>>rajen >> >>Well put! >>S.taylor > >I agree too. But then agree to Bob's other statement on this issue too: >No program is near to 2600 at 40/2. I noticed a lot of people hoped that >and actually expected that for Rebel. We have to have a few more years >patience I fear before you see Rebel hitting 2600 but it will come as >the rating of about 2500 is more ore less a fact now and frankly I am >very pleased with that. > >Soon the Israeli League will start. 3 top programs will play at 40/2. >In May of this year when each program will have played 11 games we >will know a lot more. > >Ed ed rebel is very strong ,rebel could play beyond 2600 fide if it were ran at fast enough speed .600 mhz is not going to do it .600 ghz may not do it , who knows .i'll say this if rebel century was ran at 200,000,000 nps like deep blue was ,it would be at well over 2800 fide .i also believe mhz for mhz rebel is stronger than deep blue .
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