Author: Graham Laight
Date: 02:25:21 07/11/00
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On July 11, 2000 at 03:38:34, stuart taylor wrote: >On July 10, 2000 at 23:42:34, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: > >>On July 10, 2000 at 22:09:32, stuart taylor wrote: >> >>>On July 10, 2000 at 15:14:49, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >>> >>>>Maybe it is time to ask what Junior's opponents need, and not so much what >>>>Junior lacks. I find quite extraordinary that Junior didn't lose a game and >>>>managed to have a strong initiative in 3 out of 4 games. I didn't think any >>>>program would be capable of this against this kind of players. >>>> >>>>Enrique >>> >>>You mean that with a very slightly weaker human, junior would appear to have >>>a very good killer instinct but over here it is thwarted? >> >>Not really. I found surprising to start moaning about what Junior may lack >>instead of raving at the way it plays in Dortmund. Make no mistake - I am DELIGHTED that in most of the games so far, DJ has come out of the middle game with a decisive advantage! However, DJ has failed to turn these advantages into wins. If DJ had done so, it would now be leading the tournament - with a real chance to win it. This is extremely disappointing, because it could be a long time before another computer gets an opportunity like this. So near - and yet so far... >>> But I would say that chess programs all tend to lack the ability to smell the >>>opponent kings blood. >> >>It's their humanistic side. :) >> >>>You didn't think any program would be capable of etc.etc? But do you think this >>>will last once the new upgrades will be more familliar to players? >> >>I guess that a program may do better against the cream of the crop than against >>the Van der Wiels. But who knows. >> >>In any case, I didn't expect that a program would be capable of delivering this >>quality when playing top players. >> >>Enrique > >I mean, maybe new knowledge was added, and the players had yet to discover its >holes. But when they do it will be seen to be far less stunning. >S.Taylor Exactly! It's one step forward and two steps back at the moment... -g
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