Author: Albert Silver
Date: 12:32:05 04/23/01
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On April 23, 2001 at 15:15:38, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>On April 23, 2001 at 11:52:35, Frank Quisinsky wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>today I wrote a little eMail to the Herald Tribune:
>
>A better article can be found at Kasparov Chess, written by Mig:
>
>http://www.kasparovchess.com/serve/templates/folders/show.asp?p_docID=16097&p_docLang=EN
>
>Mogens.
Yes, the problem here is the presumption that Cadaques is the final word. No
disrespect meant to the event (as fascinating as I think it is), but it is still
a tournament of hand-picked programs. You know from the outset, that the winner
will be one of those chosen, so a program such as SOS, whether you _believe_ it
is weaker or not, can never be the winner. On the other hand it could (in
theory) have been World Champion. As I recall, it was also one of the stumbling
blocks of Fritz in the WC. Ferret, which came second, and whose strength is
undisputed, could also never have been a winner of Cadaques. Etc. So much as
Cadaques is great, it can hardly be said to represent the computer chess
community as a whole. I'm not saying that is what Enrique claimed it was, but
the implication in MIG's piece was there.
Albert
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