Author: Chris Carson
Date: 15:23:32 06/21/01
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On June 21, 2001 at 18:01:28, Dann Corbit wrote: >On June 21, 2001 at 17:51:26, Mark Young wrote: >[snip] >>Are you saying a Grandmaster can tell nothing about a programs strength, even >>when he can study the games? Are you saying Kramnik must be a chess programmer >>or a chess program expert to understad how strong computers play? >> >>I don't understand. > >On the one hand, nobody can argue that Kramnik is a chess super-genius. A >weird, fluky phenom with bizarre chess insight. He can (no doubt) look at a >game score and see brilliancies and errors at a glance. > >On the other hand, most GM's are ignorant about how to play against computers. >I have sent some GM's email after high-profile computer matches and asked about >their strategy. Generally, they just play them like they would any other >opponent. Some are *totally* ignorant of what is hard for a computer to fathom. > >I *suspect* that if Kramnik plays anti-computer chess after 3 months of >perparation he will slaughter the computer. But if he plays it like any other >opponent, I think it might be a very even match. On the other hand, I could be >wrong about computers. Maybe computers have already advanced so far that even >the right strategy is not that great of an advantage any more. > >Certainly, somewhere during the match any human -- even Kramnik -- will make >some tiny tactical slip that will cost some fraction of a pawn. Maybe that >could be enough for an 8 CPU top level program to grind out a win. > >In any case, I know that the advice Kasparov got about how to play against Deep >Blue was very, very bad advice. In general, the knowlege level among GM's about >how to face computers might have risen a little bit. But not much. > >It will sure be an interesting match -- any way you look at it. Dann, I agree with you about this match. I am only aware of the one public game GM Kramnik played agains Deep Junior last year. GM Kramnik won that one. I am not sure he needs anti-computer strategy, although I do think he can win with or without it. :) I have a lot of respect for the abilities of a program like Fritz and I agree with the assessment of GM Kramnik. I hope it is a good match and I will be rooting for GM Kramnik. Best Regards, Chris Carson
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