| Yes, http://en.chessbase.com/post/computers-choose-who-was-the-st... I remember there was a heated debate as for whether or not Crafty was a strong enough engine for the task. I don't have all the links at hand, but it shouldn't be difficult to find various parts of this discussion. http://en.chessbase.com/post/using-che-engines-to-estimate-h... Authors of the research argued that contrary to what common sense implies, even if it Crafty is weaker than some evaluated players could have been, results are still legit. Of course this approach doesn't give full justice to players - while some might have strived for winning by perfect play, others could deliberately play inferior moves just to create complications and provoke their opponents into making mistakes worse than their own, by getting them into time trouble, making them uneasy etc. (eg. Tal was famous for that). A game - oversimplifying a bit - is won by the player who made less mistakes than the opponent, not by the one who made less mistakes on an absolute scale. So both strategies are valid as far as sport is concerned. |