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Subject: Re: Kramnik vs. Deep Fritz (anyone planning a counter demonstration)?

Author: Jonas Cohonas

Date: 00:02:26 05/13/01

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On May 12, 2001 at 21:45:40, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On May 12, 2001 at 15:26:13, Jonas Cohonas wrote:
>
>>On May 12, 2001 at 14:43:12, Chris Kantack wrote:
>>
>>>I guess I'm on the side that Kramnik (having access to Deep Fritz months ahead
>>>of time), will have little trouble winning the match.   Indeed, he may be able
>>>to play the entire match with 99% of the moves already "practiced".
>>
>>I doubt that Kramnik has an 8 processor cpu at home so he cannot "prepare"
>>anything unless he own or have access to identical hardware. On an 8 processor
>>cpu it would be a whole different game as to just playing against a dual or
>>single cpu, the program running on 8 processors would look deeper and come up
>>with bettter moves!
>
>
>You do realize that you can give the program 5-6 times longer per move, and
>achieve the _same_ search depth you would get with 8 cpus?  :)

Yes i do, but i doubt that kramnik will do that.
>
>
>
>>>
>>>I don't frequent this site often.  I was wondering if anyone is planning a
>>>similar or counter-demonstration.   What I'd like to see is another Master or
>>>GrandMaster, perform their own little match against Deep Fritz at the same time
>>>as Kramnik's match.   Allow this player the same advanced access to the program
>>>that Kramnik will have.
>>
>>Well i would like to see that aswell, but unless you come up with a contract
>>that would attract a sponsor with a similar price bag and an 8 processor cpu i
>>don't see that happening, besides from the ethical point of view: imagine that
>>prior to the braingames event where Kasparov put his title it stake for the
>>world championship, someone got the idea to do the same with to different
>>players, different sponsors before the braingames event took off!?
>>>
>>>My bet; It would be an easy win for this other Master as well.  Indeed, this
>>>Master or GrandMaster could probably destroy Deep Fritz whereas Kramnik will
>>>probably keep "things close" to make it look good.
>>
>>it is nice to know that all the GM losses to programs in recent(and past years)
>>are only a result of GM's being "nice" to the programs in order to make it look
>>good lol ;-)
>>
>>Regards
>>Jonas
>>>
>>>
>>>Chris Kantack
>>>http://home.earthlink.net/~kantack/lcdchess/home.htm



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