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Subject: Re: Behind Deep Blue: 3rd print with new Hsu afterword

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 19:40:45 05/09/04

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On May 09, 2004 at 21:00:47, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On May 09, 2004 at 04:06:24, Sune Fischer wrote:
>
>>On May 08, 2004 at 23:21:20, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>
>>>On May 08, 2004 at 15:54:47, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>So your assumption is that if movei does play a move at 14 ply then it cannot be
>>>a blunder?
>>
>>Or to ask a different question, what makes you think you are better at judging
>>this than Ruffian?
>>Maybe you would like to take the white side against Ruffian here?
>>I'm sure that could be arranged :)
>
>How much are you prepared to bet at it that after g5 white wins every game eyes
>closed?
>
>I give you rates of up to 1 against 2. You bet 1 i bet 2.

Why don't you just play the game and see what happens, without the bet?

Martin (I think, but he can answer) and I disagreed on and endgame.  We just
agreed to meet on ICC and he played the endgame against Crafty a couple of
times.  No bet.  No argument.  Just chess.  He won...

The bet issue is just an excuse to not do it...

>
>>At least we see here that Ruffian, a modern top engine, probably would have
>>played the same move as DB had it been a real match.
>>
>>-S.



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