Author: Nick Kratsias
Date: 13:46:34 06/27/00
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On June 27, 2000 at 13:24:53, Mogens Larsen wrote: if kasparov thought that he played a human, he would not have played h6 or any other weird moves. also, it's very doubtful that the program might come up with that sacrifice without human help. it wasn't in the book, but a human might've made that move. >On June 27, 2000 at 13:12:34, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>It is _still_ not clear h6 (game 6) was a blunder. More than one of >>Kasparov's "camp" has said "we made a bad decision in game 6..." Which >>could be interpreted to mean that h6 was intentional. Remember, several >>programs have tried to win with white in that position and against a good >>human (as black) the programs lost. Whether that was a prepared trap that >>failed is speculation. But it is certainly more probable than the clap-trap >>stuff about possible cheating. :) > >Well, I'm not sure if the move is a blunder or not, but it isn't a typical >Kasparov move. Almost anything is more worthwhile speculating about than the >existense of legitimate logfiles. Only the issue of holes in cheese is a less >likely candidate for speculation :o). > >Best wishes... >Mogens
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