Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 14:02:09 05/21/02
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On May 21, 2002 at 16:41:06, martin fierz wrote: >On May 21, 2002 at 10:53:46, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On May 20, 2002 at 20:04:21, martin fierz wrote: >> >>>On May 20, 2002 at 10:15:44, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >>> >>>>Let me demonstrate a little thought experiment. If I would gauge (in 2002) the >>>>actually most known chess programs against say 1000 human chess players (first >>>>step) to get some insight into the Elo numbers, I would expect that the top >>>>programs would at best get Elo performances of 2200 - 2350, if I let the engines >>> >>>2200? you must be kidding! my rating is 2240 FIDE and even if i start all my >>>games against fritz with 1.h3 or some other (quite sensible) moves to take it >>>out of the book, i have no chance against it. >>>maybe someone here could experiment with a few top programs using no book >>>against other top programs. >> >>Give up. This is an old argument that started on r.g.c.c a year or two ago. >>I challenged those saying that an engine was 2200 without a book to play mine >>in a match. They wriggled and finagled, and _never_ accepted. Because they >>_know_ this is nonsense, but it makes for a good "troll" or "diversion" for >>them.. > >give up what? i was saying what you were saying that chess engines are way >better (a few hundred elo...) than 2200 even without book. what was wrong with >that? > >aloha > martin You are arguing with someone that you can't argue with. :) And it isn't me or Albert... :)
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