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Subject: Re: 6 Weeks ago I posted that Fritz could defeat Kasparov in 30 min Match

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 08:22:57 06/18/00

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On June 18, 2000 at 11:09:49, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>Fritz is proving on the Frankfurt Rapid chess classic that indeed it could be
>accomplish, to beat Kasparvov in a mini match of 5 games at 30 min per game.
>I am basing this on the fact that Anand is a better player at blitz than
>Kasparov and so far Fritz has not lost a single game yet. The Primergy is not as
>close as what Deep Blue was, but being able to calculate over 2.8 moves per
>second is a big plus when playing at 25 Min per game or even at 30 Minutes.
>
>Pichard.

As far as I know Kasparov beat Anand at blitz the last time they met, so I don't
think your assumed fact is correct. However, the strength of a 8 CPU "fridge" in
a rapid game, matchformat or otherwise, is quite significant. Claiming that a
computer program on very fast hardware is difficult to beat for any player at
blitz or rapid time control, is just a question of repeating facts IMO. I hope
they earn a lot of money, otherwise the benefits of a tournament like this are
minuscule.

Best wishes...
Mogens



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