Author: Mark Young
Date: 13:38:58 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. Kramnik: "I really believe that the computer will be a hard nut to crack." Kramnik: "The rumors that DeepFritz is a far cry from DeepBlue are not true to life." Kramnik: "I don’t think that DeepFritz is much weaker than DeepBlue." Kramnik: "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" The questions that crosses my mind when reading Kramnik’s statements: I. Is this hype for the upcoming match? II. Does GM Kramnik really think he may not beat Fritz? III. How strong does GM Kramnik think Deep Blue was? IV. Is GM Kramnik saying Fritz is competitive at the Elite GM level? V. Is GM Kramnik saying Fritz is a GM Level program? VI. Are we to take GM Kramnik statements as true in his own mind?
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