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Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans?
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Who is stronger? Computer or Humans? How much?
Computer +500 elo
29%
 29%  [ 16 ]
Computer 301-500elo
27%
 27%  [ 15 ]
Computer 101-300 elo
32%
 32%  [ 18 ]
Computer 1-100 elo
3%
 3%  [ 2 ]
Equality
1%
 1%  [ 1 ]
Human 1-100 elo
3%
 3%  [ 2 ]
Human 101-300 elo
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Human 301-500 elo
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Human +500 elo
1%
 1%  [ 1 ]
Voted : 55
Total Votes : 55
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Milos Stanisavljevic



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PostPost subject: Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans?    Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:25 pm Reply to topic Reply with quote

Adam Hair wrote:
Perhaps you should think about whether or not I would state something without anything to back up my statement. Also, I made no claim that the increase in Elo is linear as the number of doublings increase.

Take a moment to read what I wrote and realize that I am stating something that I have measured and with no intention to make you look bad.

When I arrive home in a few hours, I will present my data.

I know you understand statistics fairly well as well as methods of chess testing, so I meant no disrespect and I don't think you invented the number. It's just highly probable that you made some error in your testing strategy that led to such a ridiculous result.
You see, there are quiet a bit of papers from 30 years ago till recent about search trees, diminishing returns, etc. and it's quite an established fact that speed doubling provides no more than 70 Elo gain. And that's the number from the past (before strong LMR and pruning). With more selective algorithms when increasing depths the EBF (effective branching factor) is increasing due to tree widening closer to the root. This increases even more diminishing returns than before.
Therefor having numbers like 120 Elo per doubling would be something so improbable as measuring some particles going faster then light. And even when really respectable institution and ppl perform serious measurements sooner or later an error is discovered.
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Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Maurizio Maglio Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:19 pm
      Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Dr.Wael Deeb Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:28 pm
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            Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Maurizio Maglio Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:45 pm
                  Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Uri Zlatnik Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:08 pm
                        Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Julien MARCEL Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:10 pm
                              Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Uri Zlatnik Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:13 pm
                              Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Dr.Wael Deeb Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:15 pm
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                        Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Dr.Wael Deeb Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:11 pm
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                                                      Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Sedat Canbaz Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:49 am
                                                Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Milos Stanisavljevic Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:14 pm
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                                                            Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Uri Zlatnik Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:15 pm
                                                            Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Milos Stanisavljevic Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:09 am
                                                                  Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Sedat Canbaz Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:48 am
                                                                        Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Milos Stanisavljevic Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:10 pm
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                                                                        Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Milos Stanisavljevic Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:51 pm
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                                                                        Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Milos Stanisavljevic Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:39 pm
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                                                                                          Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Milos Stanisavljevic Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:28 pm
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                                                                                          Re: Who is stronger at chess? Computers or Humans? Milos Stanisavljevic Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:40 pm
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