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Subject: Re: Elo of Deep Blue

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 17:22:06 03/15/01

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On March 15, 2001 at 18:57:23, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On March 15, 2001 at 07:49:57, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>On March 15, 2001 at 06:38:56, Ulrich Tuerke wrote:
>>
>>>On March 14, 2001 at 23:03:45, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>
>>>>After all that said, I'd say Deep Blue, or Deeper Blues' ELO was about
>>>>2700-2750, Garry was'nt Garry after Game 2.
>>>>I will also add that Deep Blue was the first true GM strength computer
>>>>and in many ways, if it were still in existance the only _True_ GM machine.
>>>>Maybe the fastest PC's at 40 in 2 with the best software books hash EGTBS
>>>>etc. may be _Weak_ GMs'.
>>>>
>>>>Terry
>>>
>>>IMHO, nothing but speculations. We'll never know.
>>
>>Uli
>>
>>I don't rely on pure speculation, Deep Blue was a GRANDMASTER. FACT!
>>Ask Kasparov, Joel Benjamin, and other GM's. If your a strong player
>>you would see for yourself, even with the published games that DB was
>>indeed a GM player, but _NOT_ the strength of Kasparov.
>
>I think 2500 is pretty safe.  But calling it a fact does not make it become so.
>It is an opinion and a very good opinion.  But not a fact.

You're right, it was/is an opinion, I was just a little frustrated when writing
this responce. I don't always take criticism as well as I should especially
when I've had little sleep!:)

Terry McCracken



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