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Subject: Re: Kasparov doesn't want to play Fritz 6 at the Frankfurt Giants, ???

Author: Roger Kyte

Date: 18:48:54 05/13/00

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On May 13, 2000 at 21:13:08, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On May 13, 2000 at 20:36:42, Roger Kyte wrote:
>
>>On May 13, 2000 at 20:32:28, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>
>>>On May 13, 2000 at 20:09:38, Roger Kyte wrote:
>>>
>>>>On May 13, 2000 at 19:51:18, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I remember 13 years ago when the top program Mchess was reaching Master level
>>>>>close to 2200 Elo by USCF and I also remember a statement from Larry Kaufman
>>>>>saying that it will take at least a good 15 years for a P.C. program to reach
>>>>>GM level at the rate of Processors speed doubling every years, at that time the
>>>>>top Processor was a mere 80286 operating at 12 Mhz at the most. I Thought at
>>>>>that time that Kasparov if he  was still Champion will defeat very easy a P.C.
>>>>>in game in 30 minutes per side. But now that the time has arrived I realize that
>>>>>any of the top three P.C. Programs with any processor higher than 800
>>>>>Mhz can beat Kasparov in game in 30 minutes per side.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Do you have any proof of this 30 min statement ??
>>>>
>>>>>PS: Since piket just recently beat Kasparov in the Grand Prix not to long ago,
>>>>>and Fritz SSS drew Piket at the Dutch Tournamwent, I can almost presume that in
>>>>>game in 60 minutes per side, Fritz SSS or any other top three Programs can beat
>>>>>Kasparov in a mini match of 7 games using the latest Processor.
>>>>
>>>>Presumptions are just that.  Tangible proof is better.  Perhaps this Deep Junior
>>>>thing with the 8 xeons will shed some more light on the phenomenon.
>>>
>>>I am not basing this on presumptions if you clearly remember Shredder3 also drew
>>>Karpov in game in 60 minutes per side.
>>
>>
>>You said BEAT not DRAW Kasparov in 30 minutes.  So you are making a presumption.
>> You have not stated any proof !
>
>According to an Interview by Leonxto Garcia at the WijK aan Zee. The World no.1
>addressed the question of playing Fritz 6 or its succesors at Frankfurt Giants
>in June. this was Kasparov statement " Ive informed the organizers that I won't
>take part if Fritz 6 plays,

I believe he was referring to Blitz time controls.  There is no doubt in my mind
that Kasparov feels he could win a match against any PC strength program at 30
minutes or longer, but he realizes that at blitz, GM's are pretty much out
gunned.








then he mentioned I well remember the trouble that
>Genius game me at the London Intel tournament in 1994"
>
>PS: Now do you remember that Genius was only playing with a mere 80486 at 466
>Mhz, Nowaday computer are 5 times faster and Fritz is much better than genius
>wasin 1994.



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