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Subject: Re: Poll Question ? { Dream Match }

Author: Graham Laight

Date: 02:40:23 01/06/00

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On January 05, 2000 at 13:33:34, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On January 05, 2000 at 04:51:43, Graham Laight wrote:
>
>>On January 05, 2000 at 01:05:20, Peter Kappler wrote:
>>
>>>I'd still take Kasparov or Anand in a G/30 match against any micro, though it
>>>would certainly be competitive.
>>
>>You mean like Kasparov did in London, in 1994, against Genius 3 on a Pentium 90?
>>
>>-g
>>
>
>
>That was two games.  I know of a family in North Alabama that had a meteorite
>crash thru the roof of their house several years ago.  I don't walk around
>looking up expecting it to happen again, however...

Very funny! But also insubstantial IMHO.

Didn't 2 other GMs have the same "accident" in the same tournament?

Isn't 2 games enough for a GM to get at least one win against Genius 3 on a
Pentium 90 - even at active time controls?

When we discuss computer v human strength, I think that these "accidents" should
be taken into consideration - especially when the evidence being put forward by
the "computers are not yet even 2500" brigade seems to be mostly of a similar
anecdotal nature.

-g



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