Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 19:56:08 06/06/01
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On June 06, 2001 at 20:01:53, John Dahlem wrote: >On June 06, 2001 at 19:19:29, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>On June 06, 2001 at 16:58:43, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On June 06, 2001 at 16:37:59, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >>> >>>>Nice article of the new reigning star ... please have a look in >>>>http://www.iht.com/articles/21874.html >>>> >>>>The article is by David Burgess (Copyright Intl. Herald Tribune 2001). >>> >>> >>>Based on reading the article, David Burgess couldn't find his butt with a >>>double-handfull of fish hooks. The first paragraph is the first thing that >>>is totally wrong. Fritz never beat the DB program that beat Kasparov. It >>>never even played it in a public game. >>> >>>I didn't read past that paragraph since it was so hideously wrong. >> >> >> >>I agree. >> >>But according to Fernando this is great entertaining journalism. >> >>It's a pity to think that this kind of shit is the only thing about computer >>chess that reaches the general audience. >> >> >> >> Christophe > > >I think though, that he has a point. The general audience doesn't give a damn >whether it's Fritz or Tiger or Shredder or Junior, they haven't heard of any of >them. They don't care about technical aspects of computerchess; that comes >second to the general readibility of the article. >I know articles like this are insulting to people like you and many others in >CCC, but they weren't written for us. (still, it wouldn't hurt to get the facts >a little straighter...) I agree, go for the story but at least state that an earlier version of Fritz beat, in one game only DB of 95, _not_ a match as one might construe form the article. No great detail but just a few facts should have been maintained. But it is good, hype for the masses. So in that sense an entertaining story, nothing more, nothing less. Regards, Terry P.S. At least we don't get to hear from the Herald Tribune just how great Diep is and how it could roll over DB, Kasparov and Kramnik put together!;-) Now that is a shame that this kind of nonsense get's posted here by Vincent Diepeveen! ;o)
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