Author: Christopher R. Dorr
Date: 06:08:12 04/30/01
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Why on earth do you accuse Kramnik of such nonsense as 'cheating', 'opportunism', and 'unsportsmanlike behaviour'? Does Deep Junior (for example) get to play Kramnik before the match? No. But will it's managers have it analyze *every* game Kramnik ever played? OF course they will. Are *they* cheating by using the program's unique strangths in a way that Kramnik himself does not have? Will Deep Junior use an opening book far larger than any human could possibly ever remember? Is *this* cheating? Will Deep Junior have access to tablebases that will enable it to play *prefectly* any of a set of endings, knowledge that no *human* could ever posess? To me, it is equally logical to suggest that DJ (or Deep Fritz, or whoever) forgo these advantages; after all, it would be the 'sporting' thing to do, no? Will playing the 'match' version of DJ give Kramnik a huge advantage over having to settle for 1000 games vs. the Commercial version? I don't think so. Who wants to suggest that he shouldn't be allowed to play the commercial version? Isn't this 'cheating' too using your definitions? Even playing Rebel, or Fritz, or GnuChess will allow him to work on his style and anti-computer positional ideas. Is this cheating? Come on folks. This looks like sour grapes before the contest has even begun. It is simple. If the program is stronger, it will win. If it isn't, it will lose. I think it is inappropriate to cast aspersions on Kramnik's character (i.e. calling him a 'cheater') when he is doing *nothing* that isn't in the rules. He has agreed to play a micro in this way. He didn't have to. He chose to put his reputation on the line. For this, he deserves our congratulations for being bold and interested, rather than our baseless insults based on how *we'd* like to see him play this computer. To me, this entire line of discussion is insulting and inappropriate. Chris
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