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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