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Subject: Re: Deep Blue Overlooked Perpetual?

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 09:51:55 10/03/99

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On October 03, 1999 at 12:44:42, Steve Schooler wrote:

>My understanding is that in game 5 of the last (6 game) Kasparov vs Deep Blue
>match, at one point:  Deep Blue was winning (or close to it); Deep Blue then
>tactically blundered, which allowed Kasparov to achieve a perpetual; and
>Kasparov overlooked it.
>
>Is my understanding accurate?  If so, has anyone heard of an explanation for
>this; I thought such a tactical blunder impossible?  In absence of IBM
>explanation, the only speculation I can conjure is:
>
>1.  human intervention
>2.  flaw in search algorithm
>3.  horizon effect
>
>None of the above seem plausible, and no other explanation seems plausible.

Please provide the position you refer to.

bruce

• Re: Deep Blue Overlooked Perpetual? Steve Schooler 10:38:55 10/03/99
  • Re: Deep Blue Overlooked Perpetual? blass uri 11:03:12 10/03/99
    • Re: Deep Blue Overlooked Perpetual? Ed Schröder 12:16:34 10/03/99

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