Author: Uri Blass
Date: 14:42:19 05/02/01
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On May 02, 2001 at 16:35:00, Christopher R. Dorr wrote: >On May 02, 2001 at 14:33:30, Gordon Rattray wrote: > >>On May 02, 2001 at 11:25:38, Christopher R. Dorr wrote: >> >>>Even if they *did* want to change it, why would Kramnik? It would be quite >>>unfair to *him* to ask him to play an opponent whose games he has never had a >>>chance to study. It would be like asking him to prepare for a mystery match >>>against a world-class GM who he doesn't know, and whose games he is not allowed >>>to look at. Totally unfair. >>> >>>It has been said on here that the production version of Deep Fritz for the match >>>will be different from the commercial one. If that is so, why should Kramnik be >>>forced to accept that handicap of not seeing any of it's games? Human players >>>don't change that much ove a year or two. DF has literally hundreds of Kramniks >>>games to study and analyse. Why on earth would Kramnik give away his rights to >>>an equal and fair match, i.e. the receiving the program clause? >>> >>>Chris >> >> >>So, because human players don't change much but computers can, that's a good >>enough reason for giving Kramnik a version of the program 3 months before the >>match? I very much disagree. > >No. the reason for doing so is to all Kramnik the same opportunity he would have >against any human GM he were to play in an important match. No kramnik is going to get more than it. Kramnik is going to get the possibility to play the opponent when the oppopnent has no ideas about it. I think the 24 games Fritz-Junior are enough information for kramnik. I want to see first match when kramnik gets no information and no games of the opponent. Fritz is a wrong choice for this match because kramnik already got 24 games. Only if kramnik is losing he should get better condition in revenge match. I believe that Kramnik is favourite to win even if he does not get information about the computer so I do not see the point of making the match easier for kramnik. If 95% or 99% expect kramnik to win there is no point of doing the match. If 60% or 70% expect kramnik to win the match is more interesting Uri
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