Author: Michael J Fitch
Date: 13:17:25 03/04/99
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On March 04, 1999 at 11:18:30, odell hall wrote: > >On March 04, 1999 at 09:16:50, Michael J Fitch wrote: > >>On March 04, 1999 at 03:08:47, odell hall wrote: >> >>>Hi CCC >>> >>> I continue to hear people try and make the victory of deepblue over >>>Garry Kasp, amount to nothing???? Firstly regardless of the Amount of games >>>played, When was the last time that anyone beat Garry Kaspy in a match period??? >>> We all know the answer to this question, It is totally, ludicrous to suggest >>>that this match meant nothing! I continue to hear pathetic excuses , such as >>>garry kasparov was not in form! Yet I remember many said the same bull about >>>him before he defeated Annand. What people are ignoring is that garry kasparov >>>is such a great player that he can defeat the best even in bad form!!! >>>I believe these attempts to minimize the victory of deepblue is a pure emotional >>>reaction, and has little to do which logic or reality. The fact is, deepblue >>>defeated kaspy in front of the entire world. This is why the amount of games >>>played is really irrelevant. Kaspy knew that his reputation was on the line. So >>>it doesn't matter if it was one game or one hundred! If he was the better >>>player he would have been victorious. What makes a world champion , the best in >>>any sport is his ability to rise to the challenge when something important is on >>>the line, historically kaspy has been able to come though under pressure. In my >>>view, this fact is what makes deepblue's victory more credible If everyone >>>thinks, and recollects about the pre-match news conferences, kaspy was quite >>>arrogant, he was sure that he would win the match. Only Grandmaster Joel >>>benjamin knew that the deepblue kaspy would face was much, much stronger than >>>kaspy realized. Apparently kaspy did not realize the leap and technical progress >>>made by the programmers of deepblue. And when he sat down to play it , I think >>>he was trumatized, realizing just how strong it was. >> >>That match didn't mean anything.Were's Deepblue right now,Probably E-Filing >>Intel's Tax Returns.It was a 6 game match Man vs Machine THAT'S IT .Kasparov's >>paranoia got the best of him,After Deepblue made that move he said no computer >>program would ever make he was completely psyched out,and to keep on ranting and >>raving about it is silly > >No what I think is silly is denying evidence which is right in front of your >eyes. I don't know anything about kaspy's alledged "psyched" out, that is for a >psychologist or psychairtrist to determine, But what we do have that we can see >is a six game match that deepblue won!. One thing is speculation, another is >fact. Can anybody say:PUBLICITY STUNT,STOCK MANIPULATION.TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN -- OUT JUST RELAX.
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