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Subject: Re: Anand comment about Deep Blue

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 14:58:35 01/14/00

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On January 14, 2000 at 03:44:14, george petty wrote:
[snip]
> You are not modest are you?  If you knew so much about computers, why is
> your program not up there with the TOP programs, such as Fritz, Rebel,
> Junior, and Shredder just to name a few?

Every program will have its attractors and detractors, friends, foes, and
advocates.  Crafty does compete with some success against the best programs in
the world.  I have posted messages with tournament records that prove my
assertion.  I have seen crafty slap CS-Tal [a professional program] absolutely
silly.

The professional programs like Fritz and Rebel, etc. have programmers who do
nothing but develop their chess program.  That's their job, that's what they do.
 Robert Hyatt, on the other hand, is a university professor.  That means he has
to teach class, write papers, and other things that go along with that job.
Hence, he cannot spend the enormous effort that others do developing their
programs.  Despite this, the program is extremely successful.  Crafty is
(without a doubt) the strongest open-source chess program on the planet.  The
U2600 club was formed just because many new developers did not want to face
crafty and yet wanted good competition.

> I am afraid there is a lot more
> people laughing at what you say and do than you think.  The top GM's are
> very gifted and they are up there because they know alot about Chess and
> Systems, or they will not be where they are.
I have seen some very strange things said by chess GM's. Even Sierwan, in his
on-line magazine, who is one of the best at *playing* programs, did not
understand the magnitude of the power of Deep Blue.

> The ones that don't laught,
> will not know the different between foolish talk and what does make sense.

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