My hunch is that the answer is still a resounding no Not only yes, but Chess engines have been getting better over time as well as new algorithmic advancements

My hunch is that the answer is still a resounding no Not only yes, but Chess engines have been getting better over time as well as new algorithmic advancements have been discovered. Such that a smartphone running a modern engine can beat a full fledged multi-core PC running an older engine. Note that the Elo for the smartphone used in this example is estimated at about 3000 vs the 2851 of Magnus Carlsen. http://en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-8-the-smartphone-vs-desktop-challenge http://en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-8-the-smartphone-vs-desk...