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Subject: Re: Wanted: Deep Blue vs. today's top programs recap

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 09:38:20 08/26/01

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On August 26, 2001 at 08:40:05, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On August 26, 2001 at 05:41:38, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>On August 26, 2001 at 05:21:57, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On August 26, 2001 at 04:56:46, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>
>>>>On August 25, 2001 at 21:45:23, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On August 25, 2001 at 21:27:32, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>there is loads of data, megabytes of logfiles.
>>>>>
>>>>>Checkout the mainlines from DB and the moves it made.
>>>>>Plenty and plenty of data to test your engine at and compare with.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm only 2300 rated and FM soon (list 1 octobre 2001), but i can
>>>>>follow each move in every game and explain most mistakes made by DB
>>>>>by quite simple chessknowledge mistakes.
>>>>>
>>>>>How about you?
>>>>>
>>>>>The only counter argument i keep hearing is that it beated kasparov!
>>>>>
>>>>>Well kasparov also lost from genius somewhere in 1989 already, genius
>>>>>at a 286 or something?
>>>>>
>>>>>>On August 25, 2001 at 20:47:44, Mig Greengard wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Sorry to dredge this up yet again, and ignore this rather than turn it into a
>>>>>>>flame war or something worse. I know feelings on this topic can run hot.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Although we do not have enough of Deep Blue's games to make anywhere near an
>>>>>>>accurate assessment of its chess strength, I am requesting a summary of thoughts
>>>>>>>on how today's top programs measure up on a science level. In the past I've seen
>>>>>>>some admirably objective breakdowns on this topic from Bob Hyatt and a few
>>>>>>>others, but did not save them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Put Deep Fritz, or other top programs, on the best available platform on which
>>>>>>>they can run, and I imagine this is what they will have in Bahrain, and knowing
>>>>>>>what we do about DB, what comparisons can we make?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Subjective arguments (chess knowledge in particular) are also welcome, but
>>>>>>>should be concise as opposed to argumentative!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks, Mig
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Editor-in-chief
>>>>>>>http://www.kasparovchess.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Expect great foolishness on both sides of the fence.
>>>>>>You will hear:
>>>>>>The best chess engine of all time (my position, but I may very well be wrong)
>>>>>>You will hear:
>>>>>>"My amateur engine could beat its pants off"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Since we don't have access to Deep Blue, it is all pure speculation.  The answer
>>>>>>to all of our questions about Deep Blue is rooted in data.  Data is what is
>>>>>>missing, so we really have no answers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>To look at a game and say:
>>>>>>"By looking at the quality of this move, I recognize that Deep Blue is sheer
>>>>>>genius!"
>>>>>>You might be looking at the output of a BUG in the software.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>We might puzzle mightily at some move that looks dumb.  "Look at this boneheaded
>>>>>>move!"
>>>>>>But Deep Blue saw something all the null movers trim out, and would not see if
>>>>>>they ran their programs for a year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In short, if you expect reliable responses that have scientific value, don't
>>>>>>hold your breath.  On the other hand, you should get plenty of stuff if you are
>>>>>>interested in "Yellow Journalism."
>>>>>>;-)
>>>>
>>>>Mr. Vincent Diepeveen , if you won't talk intelligently about Deep Blue II
>>>>then please shutup!
>>>>
>>>>You know better or should know better! I've heard this idiotic arguement by
>>>>you again and again, I really don't know how IBM's Deep Blue team can keep
>>>>silent in view of your skewed data!
>>>>
>>>>I hope Dr. Robert Hyatt, can somehow put your distortion of Deep Blue's
>>>>ability to rest, but somehow I think that's impossible due to the fact
>>>>you like to continue to lie about Deep Blue II's ability/inability!
>>>
>>>I believe that he does not lie about Deep blue II.
>>>lying is not only saying wrong things.
>>>lying is saying things that you believe that they are wrong.
>>>
>>>Saying things that other people told you that they are wrong is not lying if you
>>>do not believe the other people. He knows better Uri!
>>>
>>>>You're full of it, and thousands know it, so why continue?
>>>>Who do you think you're kidding?
>>>>Deep Blue II is _not_ 2800, but hell, it sure is over 2600+ period, and no
>>>>commercial programme can boast true Super GM strength!
>>>
>>>It is not clear. BS!
>>>Tiger and Junior did super GM performance in tournaments.
>>>
>>> It's truly stronger
>>>>than any commercial programme on todays' hardware, PC class, or 8-Way
>>>>Box.
>>>
>>>It is not proved. Nonsense!
>>>You have the right to have your opinion and other people may have different
>>>opinions.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>Opinions are just that...opinions, but facts are facts and the Deep Blue II's
>>log files reveal many facts.
>>
>>Mr. Diepeveen, outright lies, knowing these facts!
>>
>>TM
>
>You never studied the log files i think. they're full of weird
>and very bad positional lines. We definitely can conclude that
>deep blues positional ability were at gnuchess level.
>
>just saying i'm an asswhole is not a very nice viewpoint
>Terry.
>
>Please analyse and note that i'm only quoting bad moves from deep blue
>which are seen as beginner moves by GM Seirawan and GM v/d Wiel too.
>
>So you not only say i'm an asshole, you also say it from them at
>the same time!

 Now that's vain! Those are your thoughts, and I do not share them.

Terry



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