Author: Albert Silver
Date: 12:01:08 02/01/99
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On February 01, 1999 at 12:39:38, Matt Frank 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 understand your concern but I think this disadvantage you speak of will be
>neutralized to a large extent by the openings that will be played in the match.
>Anand and Hubner had lead times knowing their opponent (Rebel 9 and 10
>respectively) and it didn't give them such a huge advantage.
>
>Matt Frank
If you mean that they could study possible Rebel 10 moves by studying Rebel 9
then you are correct, but Anand never had Rebel 10 to play or train against.
This undisclosed GM could just up and buy the program to prepare against it with
the greatest of ease.
Albert Silver
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