Author: Alvaro Polo
Date: 11:48:37 10/29/00
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On October 29, 2000 at 14:20:08, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 29, 2000 at 12:53:45, Alvaro Polo wrote: > >>On October 29, 2000 at 11:31:16, Daniel Chancey wrote: >> >>>I cannot believe that Kasparov drew in 14 moves. Energy or not, He had to >>>play for a win. >>> >>>Castle2000 >> >>I can believe Kasparov's behaviour very well. In fact, it reminds me much of the >>6th game against Deep Blue. When he faces someone superior he looks for excuses, >>it is his standard exit strategy. >> >>Alvaro > >It is not similiar because we are not talking about kasparov's words but about >the short draw. > >Kasparov needs to win and in this situation I expect him to try to do it even if >he thinks that kramnik has better chances. > >He cannot know that he has no chance without trying. > >I also disagree that deeper blue is superior. > >Winning a match 3.5:2.5 without playing more games is not a proof of >superiority. > >I was not impressed by deeper blue based on the games. > >Kasparov got advantage in part of the games. >Deeper blue won only because of mistakes that were not typical for >kasparov(resigning in a draw position and getting into a position that he was >not ready to play). > >The fact that Deeper blue could play against kasparov without proving itself in >match against weaker players was another advantage of the computer. > >Uri What I want to say is that I don't believe that Kasparov is being honest. I believe that he is preparing an excuse for a match that he considers already lost. I believe that he did the same thing in game 6 against Deeper Blue. There lies the similarity. Of course it is just my opinion and it could be wrong. Alvaro
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