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Computers face off in 10-match encounter at
championship
Posted : Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:10:01 GMT
Author : Xinhua
Category : Technology
Mexico City, Sep 21 (Xinhua) The World Chess Championship here
featuring eight chess Grand Masters (GMs), including defending
champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, also kicked off an on-site
10-match face-off between the two top chess computer programmes, Rybka
and Zappa.
Kramnik said Thursday that computers were stronger than human
beings. It is not necessary to match human beings against computers.
Armenian GM Levon Aronian said: ‘Our opening preparation is better
than the computers’.’
In the Rybka chess programme, the 2007 world computer chess champion
will play against Zappa, the 2005 winner and 2007 runner-up.
Fans can watch the match free of charge at Hotel Centro Historico
Sheraton while they must pay $30 to watch the world’s best players in
action.
The first computer match-up Thursday, a Ruy Lopez opening, ended in a
73-move draw.
Both programmes are well known worldwide and head the rating-lists of
all independent agencies of chess programmes. The matches are being
conducted with a 60-minute per game plus 20 seconds per move time
control.
The contest will be played on two identical 8-cores computers with
$10,000 prize money at stake.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
