Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:17:10 12/23/98
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On December 23, 1998 at 01:31:12, Ralph E. Carter wrote: >On December 22, 1998 at 23:02:59, Steve Lopez wrote: > >>On December 22, 1998 at 20:09:45, Richard Heldmann wrote: >> >>>Which PC program recommends ...h5? Please post the answer. I'd like to see >>>someone disprove Kasparov. That should be simple enough, agreed? >> >>OK, Richard, glad to oblige. Junior5 (running as an analysis engine in >>ChessBase7 with 8 MB hash tables) finds 11...h5 as its preferred move in 7:50 on >>my Pentium II. >> >>The silence has been broken by the sound of Garry chomping crow (especially >>since he has stated a preference for Junior5, so I'm sure he can check it for >>himself). > >I am happy to hear about this! >I am sure you are pleased too. > >But the other side in this argument does not eat crow. >There will not be an end, or an admission. >They will find more positions to question. > >It is MOST ironic, and especially satisfying to ME, that JUNIOR is on THIS side >of the argument!!! It might be embarassing (in a way) to Junior's programmer however, since he is a Kasparov "supporter". However, as you can see, Kasparov's credibility has to be near zero with most everyone now... every time he makes a claim, or a blanket statement (no program can find this move...) he ends up looking like an idiot yet again...
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