Author: Uri Blass
Date: 14:49:02 05/02/01
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On May 02, 2001 at 17:42:19, Uri Blass wrote: >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 I can add that I want to see easier match for kramnik only if he is losing the match because if Kramnik is losing the match an easier match for Kramnik may be interesting so I suggest the following: 1)Kramnik should get no more information about the opponent 2)If Kramnik loses the match he gets a revenge match when he can get the opponent 3 monthes before the match. 3)Kramnik will earn more from winning the first match but will also earn something if he can only win the second match. Uri
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