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Subject: Re: Kramnik new WC

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 14:01:00 11/02/00

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On November 02, 2000 at 16:53:41, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>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

Hsu is not IBM but he is DB because if he comes back then the software-hardware
is going to be similiar to Deeper Blue.

The first sentence in your post was "DB won't come back" and not IBM won't come
back.

Uri



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