Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!newman From: newman@utcsrgv.UUCP (Ken Newman) Newsgroups: net.chess Subject: Re: Miscellaneous Message-ID: <1745@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Wed, 13-Jul-83 17:12:58 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.1745 Posted: Wed Jul 13 17:12:58 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Jul-83 17:37:08 EDT References: <318@ssc-vax.UUCP> Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 8 This is a slightly unusual topic for this group, but I couldn't think of a better group to put it in. Does anyone know what the relative performance levels are between Othello masters and the best computer programs? Is the situation similar to the current chess state of affairs (i.e. programs not truly at the master (int. master?) level, masters not having much trouble beating any program)? Also, is a computer program still the world champ in backgammon (it was a while ago)?