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Subject: Re: Kramnik new WC

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 13:53:41 11/02/00

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On November 02, 2000 at 16:41:47, Uri Blass wrote:

>On November 02, 2000 at 16:06:16, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>On November 02, 2000 at 15:04:05, Alvaro Polo wrote:
>>
>>>On November 02, 2000 at 13:55:47, James Robertson wrote:
>>>
>>>>Kasparov offered a draw was agreed after 38 moves! I think I would have played
>>>>on until bare kings were I Kasparov....
>>>>James
>>>
>>>Well, I expect now that Kramnik will hijack the WC title the same way Kasparov
>>>has done. It is not sure that he can get away with this, however. Interesting
>>>times lie ahead. It would be nice if there was a match Kramnik-Shirov (logical
>>>thing to do, IMO) or if Deep Blue was revived to fight him.
>>>
>>>Alvaro
>>
>>DB won't come back, because the public thinks that DB beat *humanity*
>
>
>I do not understand it.
>People know that Deeper blue beated the world champion.
>
>I do not understand the meaning of beating *humanity*.
>
>, and there
>>is no need to risk having this impression undone, unless they want to stay in
>>computer chess for a while, which they don't.  They came, they carpetbagged,
>>they left.
>
>I remember that Hsu was interested in doing a match with kasparov and his excuse
>not to develop deep blue chip was the fact that he was afraid that kasparov is
>not going to agree to a match(Kasparov did not agree to promise hsu that he will
>play a match against Deep blue chip).
>
>If this is the reason than Hsu can ask kramnik if he wants a match against
>Deeper blue.
>
>I see no reason that a match against kramnik in 2001 or 2002 will be less
>interesting than a match against kasparov.
>
>Uri

Hsu is not IBM anymore.  Hsu has his own reasons for wanting to play Kasparov --
he wants to develop a new product.

bruce




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