Author: Ralph E. Carter
Date: 15:07:40 12/23/98
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On December 23, 1998 at 10:17:10, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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... ((That's what I meant by MOST ironic! My posts are often ridiculous, but Junior 5 speaks with an authority that is unlikely to be challenged in this case!))
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