Author: Chris Taylor
Date: 23:54:55 08/12/01
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On August 12, 2001 at 16:46:50, Andreas Schwartmann wrote: >I've just had the chance to talk a bit to Vishy Anand, after a match he played >vs. Peter Leko for german television, here in Cologne. Of course I've asked him >about the coming match in Barain, and he just laughed and said that the match >"is a joke." He would have imagined some kind of restrictions in terms of >cutting or limiting the opening book or things like that, but the fact that >Kramnik already has the engine 2 months in advance (he already has it!) leads to >the conclusion, "that their (he referred to Chessbase) hands are firmly tied. >Kramik can train against the program for 2 months now, day for day." I replied >then that "it's good publicity". He laughed again and pointed at Frederic >Friedel, standing nearby: "Yes ... for them!". > >Well ... I still hope the best for my favourite engine, but Vishy's comments >make me wonder. > > >Andreas A thought. Does kramnik have an eight way smp box to play with? Has that been made available to run Deep Fritz? This may sway in favour of the silicon beast? I hope Kramnik wins! Not a massive one sided bash, but wins anyway. Then I will wait and see, who knows what tommorow will bring? Chris Taylor
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