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Subject: Re: Which program can see the draw in the 2nd game of DB vs Kasparov ?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 08:06:15 05/28/03

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On May 28, 2003 at 11:00:06, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On May 28, 2003 at 00:57:00, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>
>>On May 28, 2003 at 00:10:32, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On May 27, 2003 at 19:11:49, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>>
>>>>After being completely out-played for the entire game, and with imminent defeat
>>>>on the horizon, Kasparov resigned the 2nd game rather than drag out the
>>>>humiliation. But Deep Blue had made a critical error, allowing Kasparov a
>>>>perpetual check. The analysis is quite deep and extends slightly beyond Deep
>>>>Blue's search horizon. And, apparently, also Kasparov's. Kasparov's team, which
>>>>included Grandmaster Yuri Dokhoian and Frederic Friedel, were faced with the
>>>>delicate task of revealing the news to Kasparov. They waited until lunch the
>>>>next day, after he had had a nice glass of wine to drink. After they revealed
>>>>the hidden drawing resource, Kasparov sunk into deep thought (no pun intended)
>>>>for five minutes before he conceded that he had missed a draw. He later claimed
>>>>that this was the first time he had resigned a drawn position.
>>>>
>>>>Six years later, which program can see the draw in the famous 2nd game of the
>>>>rematch?
>>>>
>>>>Jorge
>>>
>>>
>>>NO program sees this.  It is about 60 plies deep.  It is unlikely that a
>>>program will see it for quite some time to come, in fact...
>>
>>
>>Whenever this comes up, you always say "about 60 plies", but I can't find
>>anything to corroborate this. Let's see your analysis.
>
>The best analysis I specifically remember was posted on Ed's web site a few
>years ago.  I didn't save it as it was not particularly "interesting" to me.
>
>It might still be available however...

Ed posted that analysis but there are no 60 plies there.

Uri



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