Author: Chris Carson
Date: 11:08:12 06/21/01
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On June 21, 2001 at 09:41:01, Pierre Bourget wrote: >From an interview at Kasparovchess site: > >One more serious contest is in store for you, the match with a computer. How are >you preparing for this match? It’s common knowledge that, in preparing for duels >with humans, you don’t rely on a computer’s help much. > >It’s true that I prefer to work in the good old fashion. Well, certainly I will >play training games at home. According to the contract, I will obtain the >printouts of the DeepFritz games in late summer. > >I take this match very seriously and I really believe that the computer will be >a hard nut to crack. The rumors that DeepFritz is a far cry from DeepBlue are >not true to life. I don’t think that DeepFritz is much weaker than DeepBlue. >However, I know that the programmers have made vast headway in the past three >years. Fritz’s play is getting stronger every year. At some moments the machine >really acquires human features – for instance, it sacrifices material with a >view to gaining the initiative. So I am not at all sure that I will be a success >at this match. Of course, the world’s strongest chess players are better at >evaluating positions than computers, but people can get tired and get caught in >time trouble and so on. The end of the match will be the most difficult stage of >all. Thanks for sharing this. I wish GM Kramnik all the best in this match. I admire his courage to provide insights before the match. :) Best Regards, Chris Carson
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