Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 22:15:13 12/23/98
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On December 23, 1998 at 18:07:40, Ralph E. Carter wrote: >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!)) You obviously don't know Kasparov very well... :) facts mean little when he is talking about deep blue, it seems...
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