Author: Uri Blass
Date: 23:17:30 01/26/03
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On January 27, 2003 at 01:58:02, Bob Bachman wrote: >What I cannot understand about the opinions expressed here about the Kasparov-DJ >game is how quickly everyone gets on a soapbox and makes some obviously >inappropriate comments, like why DJ is terrible, why another program should have >taken DJ's place, how could the program play so bad, I will never buy a program >that can play so bad, etc. > >These statements are all over reactions. I saw the same general thing after each >game of the Kramnik-DF match. Let us step back a minute. Kasparov-DJ followed >previous games until white's 13th move (although DJ apparently was out of book >earlier). These previous games certainly are not convincing in White's >superiority. So what do you expect the DJ team to do, anticipate TN's on >Kasparov's part and adjust the book accordingly? Is the program (or any other >program) good enough to anticipate these TN's many ply's in advance. > >To see how bad DJ's evaluation function is, why do we not play some engine >matches with various black alternatives to 13 ... b5. I have a suspicion that >these alternatives are not great for black (I am not good enough to make this >statement however). Therefore it comes down to Kaspaov's superb insight or >pre-match preparation. Take your pick, you got to love it. Personally I am >ecstatic to be even able to watch such a match. I think that after 13...Bb7 black has good chances for a draw(I did not do engines matches but I analyzed some moves forward after 13...Bb7 and found no progress for white). Uri
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