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Re:Open Letter from Feng-hsiung Hsu, one of the main program... by ca98am79 on Thursday May 28, 2009 @01:35PM (#630646)
This is definitely the case. Check out Rybka - it has been rated 3200+. No human being comes close.
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Re:Open Letter from Feng-hsiung Hsu, one of the main program... by mwpolen on Thursday May 28, 2009 @04:45PM (#630996)
After further reflection I'm not sure my belief is wrong.

The match between GM Roman Dzindzichashvili and Rybka has finished with a somewhat surprising (at least to me) score of 4-4.

http://www.chessville.com/Wall/DzindziRybka.htm

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Re:Open Letter from Feng-hsiung Hsu, one of the main program... by jibiki on Thursday May 28, 2009 @05:07PM (#631023)
From the article:

"the odds were changed to - Roman gets White every game, the computer offers up a different pawn each game."

So the computer gave Dzindzi an enormous handicap.

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Re:Open Letter from Feng-hsiung Hsu, one of the main program... by mwpolen on Thursday May 28, 2009 @07:53PM (#631247)
I failed to make my point...sorry. A human rated 3200 would win more than 4 games even given the restrictions against a GM rated ~2550. Ratings are not as as transferrable as one would think, especially when a computer is involved.
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Re:Open Letter from Feng-hsiung Hsu, one of the main program... by mwpolen on Thursday May 28, 2009 @04:34PM (#630980)
Time away breeds ignorance...thanks for the reference
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