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Subject: Re: Final post to Hans re: Kasparov - DB :)

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 13:49:43 06/27/00

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On June 27, 2000 at 16:46:34, Nick Kratsias wrote:

>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.


Nxe6 _was_ a book move.  It was played instantly in the game.




>>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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