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Subject: Re: Corr Game 3: Hydra Scylla vs. Nickel, Arno 1/2 (PGN

Author: Mark Ryan

Date: 10:46:07 12/16/05

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On December 16, 2005 at 13:39:55, Uri Blass wrote:

>On December 16, 2005 at 13:37:55, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On December 16, 2005 at 13:33:06, James Constance wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>I believe that top chess programs can get the GM title in correspondence games
>>>>and I will not be surprised if hydra also can get it(I do not know if it is
>>>>stronger or weaker than other programs in correspondence games).
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>
>>>
>>>If the correspondence players are using chess engines when they analyze, surely
>>>the top chess programs won't have a chance !?
>>
>>Of course the correspondence players use chess engines but the engines still
>>have good chances because the correspondence players usually use the engines for
>>less time and with inferior hardware.
>>
>>Uri
>
>I can add that it is also not clear if human+engine is always stronger than
>engine because humans may choose inferior moves because they do not understand
>the position and decide for no good reason to reject the engine's moves.
>
>Uri

It is an open question, but the Freestyle tournament (won by ZackS) was
dominated by humans aided by computers.

Mark




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