Your preferred opponent for the Rybka match?

[Terry McCracken]

fair enough
but does that mean i should also feel that way?
and if i dont agree with you and if i speak up i am only making "noise "about it then ?
And i should remain silent on an Internet forum where the topic is posted and posts on it are invited?
Steve

Of course not Steve. Everybody is entitled to voice their opinion.
And life would be boring if we were all just sheep!

Regards, Graham.

There does seem an over abundance of them

[glorfindel]

I forgot to add "no preference", so just did.
That's what I voted for. A computer match against any GM is enough to perk my interest!

Then perhaps there should also be an option to choose another program.

If indeed a computer match against any GM is interesting, why is not watching any engine play a GM interesting?

[Harvey Williamson]

It is very easy to reply 'other' to this poll as most would like to see Kasparov brought out of retirement to play Rybka.

In voting other you have to be realistic and have someone in mind that could be got for the money available.

[cornetmike]

I selected "other" too.

In their prime and properly prepared, I'd like to see Alekhine, Capablanca, or Lasker play any of the top engines.

I'd place my bet on the human.

regards
Mikey

[Tony Thomas]

I voted Nakamura, because he wins more games against computers than anyone else. Then again his forte is 3+0 and I dont know if he can perform that well at longer time controls.

[Graham Banks]

I forgot to add "no preference", so just did.
That's what I voted for. A computer match against any GM is enough to perk my interest!

Then perhaps there should also be an option to choose another program.

If indeed a computer match against any GM is interesting, why is not watching any engine play a GM interesting?

Hi Christos,

I would find any such match interesting, but the poll is about the preferred opponent for the Rybka match from those who expressed interest.

Unfortunately some have taken the "other" option to mean anybody at all.

Regards, Graham.

[Daniel Mehrmann]

Wow - 3 polls about more or less the same topic a long time before the match is starting. Hmmmm.....i have no idea what i should think about it

hmmmmm...

Best,
Daniel

[Sune Larsson]

Hi Graham!

Any GM that faces Rybka is of course very welcome

Looking forward to the match

My choice would be either GM Nakamura or GM Berg

since these two play an aggressive and interesting chess

IMHO of course.

/S

[Uri Blass]

Just interested.

I voted other

I will also voted others
I hope to see GM Arthur Kogan

One of the reasons is that he is the only israeli GM who accepted to play the match(I do not know how many of them know about the challange and GM Arthur kogan got the information by email from me)

Another reason is that GM kogan is optimistic about his chances.
He claims that it is not a question of high elo but
more about understanding the way the program 'think' and play,and from the other side: adjust your own style and adjust your way of thinking to this totally different match compare to human games

Uri

[Chris Taylor]

[quote="Graham Banks"]Just interested.[/quote]

Hi

How about the Englishman - Nigel Short?, Not the best in the world but a decent player to win lose, or draw

Would he do better than Adams did via Hydra?

Chris