Author: martin fierz
Date: 10:28:13 10/19/02
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On October 19, 2002 at 11:56:33, Russell Reagan wrote: >On October 19, 2002 at 11:23:34, Mark Young wrote: > >>The match has put to rest some questions, or maybe not! > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>1. Do PC programs play at a GM Level? – Clearly Yes. > >This hasn't been an unanswered question for some time now. > >>2. Can PC programs win against a well prepared and motivated Grand Master? – >>Yes. > >What evidence do you have that Kramnik was motivated? > >>4. Was Deep Blue 1997 was much stronger then Deep Fritz and other PC programs? - >>No. > >Don't even start this again. The only thing that is clear about this is that >it's not clear. > >>5. Can a PC program compete with the worlds best chess players even when it is >>for sale to the public and everyone has a chance to play against the program? – >>Yes. > >Same as #1 > >>8. Will it take another 10 years before anyone can have a computer that plays as >>well as Deep Blue? No. > >Stop making definitive statements about Deep Blue vs. PC chess programs please. >You, like everyone else, cannot address this subject definitively. > >Russell re points 1 & 5: mark could/should have made the statement stronger. it's true that the question "can comps play at GM level" has been answered before. but GM level and kramnik-level are two very different pairs of shoes! the last GM-fritz match was huebner vs fritz, tied at 3-3, and although huebner is a strong player of course he is no kramnik... aloha martin
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