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Subject: Re: Kramnik will destroy Deep Fritz!

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 15:43:09 08/01/01

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On August 01, 2001 at 18:22:24, Andreas St. wrote:

>He is better than Dreev and he knows Fritz very well. I would take another
>Programme such as Tiger 14 or a good Chessmaster setting like mine (NEXTAS).

If we look at this excellent play and punishing defeat for Fritz, we might well
conclude that Kramnik will pound the stuffings out of Deep Fritz.

But what if we look at the many drubbings that high level GM's have received at
the hands of computers?

I think Kramnik will win -- don't get me wrong.

But if he makes any tiny mistake at any point in time, Deep Fritz will
capitalize on it.  What if his stock portfolio tumbles that day, or some
reporter kept pestering him with irritating questions and he's seething over it?

There are a lot of variables in a contest like this -- especially when a human
is involved.  I think (for instance) that Kasparov psyched himself out to a good
deal.  Will Kramnik do the same?  Suppose that in the 1st game, Deep Fritz does
something incredibly unexpected and wins quickly.  Any chance that it might
disturb Kramnik's thinking?

Pointing to a single loss by Fritz (on a vastly inferior machine) and assuming
that this is an indication of the entire match to come is faulty [IMO-YMMV]



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