Author: Bertil Eklund
Date: 09:54:47 01/07/00
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On January 07, 2000 at 12:20:53, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On January 07, 2000 at 10:15:10, Graham Laight wrote: > >>On January 07, 2000 at 05:35:35, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >> >>>Tiger beat Century 12-8, +6 -2 =12. Games will be posted this evening on >>>http://www.computerschach.de/tourn/ >>> >>>Enrique >> >>Congratulations to Tiger for an excellent score! >> >>This result is bad news for those who wish to put forward the argument that the >>Rebel Century vs GM series gives us a good picture of the strength of today's >>top programs, I'm afraid. >> >>-g > > >And why is that? 12-8 is not a huge victory Elo-wise. it is the same as a 3-2 >victory which is barely 50 Elo points different. And the next question is how >does this affect computer vs human discussions? I point back to several >'computer killers' over the years, that were very strong against computers, >but which were terribly weak against humans. Lexentrique from the late 70's >comes to mind as one. > >We will see Tiger vs two humans soon in Ed's 6 game match vs humans. That >will tell us more. Hi! It´s 72 points and not barely 50. Yes of course TWO MATCH-games tell us more than 20 games against Tiger. Bertil
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