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Subject: Re: What seems to be forgotten in the Fritz - Kramnik match

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:13:28 06/06/01

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On June 06, 2001 at 07:26:28, Uri Blass wrote:

>On June 06, 2001 at 06:58:28, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>...is that Fritz played the Dutch open just last year, on a quad,
>>and it didn't win, it didn't even got second. It got _third_, and
>>this while several players forfeited vs it in protest.
>>
>>We're only one year of development further now, and the hardware
>>will be twice as fast, *no more*. Not even a ply more for Fritzie.
>>
>>The Dutch are pretty ok as far as chess is concerned, but it's
>>not like they have any players that are remotely as strong as
>>Kramnik.
>>
>>It was not in the top 2 of Dutch players, and now it is supposed
>>to stand a chance vs. the World Champion? Uhh, well maybe if he
>>gets sick or crazy or something.
>
>It is clear that Deep Fritz has no chance against Kramnik.
>
>Nobody expects Fritz to win.
>
>I guess that most people are not going to bet that Fritz is going to beat
>Kramnik even if they can earn 100$ for winning and lose 1$ for losing.
>
>Fritz is public and it is unfair.
>
>A secret program when Kramnik know nothing about it may have chances but noy
>Fritz.
>
>Deeper blue was a secret program when kasparov knew nothing about it.
>Deep Fritz is not close to be a secret program.

Kasparov didn't "know nothing" about it.  DB Jr had played many exhibition
matches.  Kasparov's problem was that he listened to the _wrong_ people and
prepared in the worst possible way, by practicing against a microcomputer
program.  Foolish and it showed.


>
>It could be more interesting if the sponsors organized a match between kramnik
>and a secret program when they reveal the details about the computer only after
>the match( kasparov played against deeper blue in similiar conditions)
>
>The secret program should be something that is not commercial in the last year
>(otherwise I am afraid that kramnik can guess the name of the program after
>analyzing the first game)
>
>Uri



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