Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 19:59:58 07/21/03
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On July 21, 2003 at 22:53:34, Slater Wold wrote: >On July 21, 2003 at 22:48:02, Omid David Tabibi wrote: > >>On July 21, 2003 at 22:44:23, Slater Wold 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. >>> >>>Can you think of a better expert on _chess_? >>> >>>Have you ever seen, with your own eyes, Kasparov go through a varation on a >>>chess board? >>> >>>He might not be the reigning king on 'how to beat a computer at chess', but by >>>God his opinions are far from 'unsubstantiated'. >>> >>>Do you think Kaspy has never played a computer on a PC, and that he's just >>>pulling these opinions from his ass? I am quite sure that he probably has >>>entered positions into <insert commercial program here>, and has been surprised >>>by what a little 'ol PC will do nowadays. I don't think his claims are 100% on >>>the dot, but I don't think he's talking non-sense either. >> >>Dann said: "he [Kasparov] is a very bad person to use as an expert [in computer >>chess]". I totally agree with him. Kasparov hardly knows how opening books work, >>let alone other areas... >> >>The fact that Kasparov is the unrivaled expert is chess, doesn't make him a >>computer chess expert. > >That's like saying "Don't ask Dale Earnhardt or John Force to work on your car. >They only know about hot rods." > >I never claimed Garry was any kind of expert on "computer chess", but rather >"chess". And that people should think about putting a little more 'trust' into >what he says. That's all. > >It is by all means, your choice. "No computer can make that move!"
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