Author: Chris Carson
Date: 06:13:33 01/20/00
Date Event Player FIDE Program HW PS TPR Opp Avg Feb-96 DB-GK Kasparov 2795 IBM DB ASIC 1 2670 2795 Feb-96 DB-GK Kasparov 2795 IBM DB ASIC 0 2670 2795 Feb-96 DB-GK Kasparov 2795 IBM DB ASIC 0.5 2670 2795 Feb-96 DB-GK Kasparov 2795 IBM DB ASIC 0.5 2670 2795 Feb-96 DB-GK Kasparov 2795 IBM DB ASIC 0 2670 2795 Feb-96 DB-GK Kasparov 2795 IBM DB ASIC 0 2670 2795 May-97 DBII-GK Kasparov 2815 IBM DBII ASIC 0 2872 2815 May-97 DBII-GK Kasparov 2815 IBM DBII ASIC 1 2872 2815 May-97 DBII-GK Kasparov 2815 IBM DBII ASIC 0.5 2872 2815 May-97 DBII-GK Kasparov 2815 IBM DBII ASIC 0.5 2872 2815 May-97 DBII-GK Kasparov 2815 IBM DBII ASIC 0.5 2872 2815 May-97 DBII-GK Kasparov 2815 IBM DBII ASIC 1 2872 2815 Total 5.5/12, TPR (12 games)=2771, Opp. Avg (12 games)=2805 ASIC - Application Specific Integrated Circuit Kasparov won the first match, DB won the second. Kasparov won the most points from both matches. Doubling the speed of DB coninued to improve the performance (even at this level, yes I know some program improvements were also made, I do not discount that). Kasparov wanted a rematch with IBM DBII. Kasparov now has a rating of 2851. It would be interesting to see a rematch between Kasparov and IBM DBII (not some mythical dream machine). Any opinions on who would win Kasparov vs IBM DBII. The logs are out and Kasparov has experience with the machine. :) IMHO: Kasparov wins (+2, =4, 0). :) How about IBM DBII vs the top 5 SSDF programs on fastest machines in a tournamet (multi-processors allowed)? IMHO: IBM DBII ties for first (+2, =3, 0). :) Hey, it's just speculation. Have some fun with it. :) Best Regards, Chris Carson
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