Author: Matt Frank
Date: 10:21:32 02/01/99
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On February 01, 1999 at 11:28:55, Dann Corbit wrote: >On February 01, 1999 at 11:04:01, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On January 31, 1999 at 22:52:05, Matt Frank wrote: >> >>>Any comments, suggestions, or criticisms about any of this are welcome. >>> >>>Sincerely, >>>Matt Frank >> >>Hello Matt, >>I like the idea. I believe there is a tremendous interest in this happening. I >>beleive you have put the computer at a disadvantage by tipping your hand so >>early. I think it would have been smarter to keep the name of the >>program/hardware secret until the match. Hiarcs is a nice program but others >>are in the same class and it would have been benificial to keep the program >>secret until the event. Allowing the GM 5 months to prepare for a program is >>giving him a big advantage. That's a mistake the Deep Blue team did not make. >>(Make it available for him to practice against) >>Jim Walker >I think in the name of fairness, the name of the program should be released. A >special opening book could be prepared for a particular GM. For instance, it >would not be difficult to put in every move that a certain GM has played and >analyze the heck out of it. Then, for that GM's favorite moves, you have a lot >of advanced preparation. So the computer would have an advantage. But if the >GM has the same opportunity to explore the weaknesses of the program, then I >think that is more fair. I totally agree, and that is precisely what the GM and I have talked about. In all fairness he should have access to any Hiarcs 7 games that he can get his hands on, and I will get Hiarcs 7 to analyze the heck out of each of his games. Further, I anticipate that Hiarcs 7 will have explored additional openings besides the prepared opening book library provided by the programmers. Once the GMs name is revealed I will put out an all points bulletin for games by the GM that may not be available to me through my commercial sources :-) . Sincerely, Matt Frank
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