Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:13:29 04/24/01
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On April 24, 2001 at 10:01:04, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On April 24, 2001 at 05:06:40, Amir Ban wrote:
>
>>On April 24, 2001 at 03:47:15, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>the best software that is not IBM.
>>>
>>>Suppose there is a match of 20 games at tournament time control
>>>
>>>I am interested to know how many people expect 20-0 for IBM
>>>How many people expect 19.5-.5?....
>>>
>>>If IBM expect to do better result then the average result that the public expect
>>>then they can earn something from playing a match of 20 games with Deep Blue.
>>>
>>>I believe that a part of the public who read the claim that kasparov played like
>>>an IM are not going to expect good result for IBM.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>I expect DB ('97 version) to lose 8-12.
>>
>>Amir
>
>
>Based on what specific facts? How many games did they lose from their debut
>in 1987 through 1995 the last event they played in with other computers? Let
>me see.. that would be... _one_ game. So what suggests they would do worse
>today? we are all 100x slower (or more).
Yes, and another thing that is being seriously overlooked is just how important
speed and a ply make in comp-comp matches. One thing that time and SSDF has
CLEARLY taught is that that one ply in a comp-comp match makes a world of
difference. I think pitting a PC program against DB would be a massacre, even if
I don't think humans (a very top GM) would do that much worse against DB
(compared to DB vs. PC) as opposed to an 8-way server run PC program as will be
the case here. Provided the conditions were the same, and that both matches had
equal preparation of course.
Albert
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