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Subject: Re: Kasparov Quote-

Author: Omid David Tabibi

Date: 19:49:24 07/21/03

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On July 21, 2003 at 22:44:28, Sherry Washington wrote:

>On July 21, 2003 at 22:39:14, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On July 21, 2003 at 22:32:41, Sherry Washington wrote:
>>[snip]
>>> Well Computer Chess is a very broad Subject, I  was specifically Discussing the
>>>area of Computer Chess Strength, which I do believe Kasparov would know alot
>>>more in that area then You. Ofcourse the programming aspects you would probally
>>>know alot more then him.
>>
>>Kasparov has made horrible guesses about computer chess strength in the past.  I
>>think he is a very bad person to use as an expert.
>
>
>Do you recall one of these "guesses" Kasparov has made in the past about
>computer Chess Strength, inquiring minds want to know.

http://talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?307448

Once Kasparov was
playing against a program (I don't exactly remember which one), and in reply to
1.e4 he didn't play his usual 1...c5, but instead tried to "surprise" the
machine with 1...e5. When the machine replied instantly (obviously, out of
opening book), the puzzled Kasparov asked "how did you know that I was going to
play this?"




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