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Subject: Re: Did Deep Blue ever Get any Major tactical Shots on Kaspy in match2?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 05:40:04 07/12/01

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On July 11, 2001 at 16:26:32, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On July 10, 2001 at 08:35:21, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On July 10, 2001 at 04:21:13, odell hall wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I was extremely impressed with Garry Kasparov and his match with Deepblue. I do
>>>not believe Deepblue, with all it's billions of calculations was able to
>>>tactically outplay him the entire match. But I wonder, if the computer's strong
>>>point is only tactics, and if many here are right, that the only way computers
>>>win is by some tactical mistake by humans, then why did Kaspy lose the match
>>>against Deepblue? Please don't cite the Six game,  Dr. Hyatt has illustrated on
>>>many occasions that Several international masters were still able to win the
>>>game against the Strongest Programs after the allleged blunder ....h6. So then
>>>why did Kaspy lose the match? He stated in one particular interview that
>>>"Quantity became quality" therefore simple Calculation can overcome any lack of
>>>positional understanding the computer may have. Can we talk about this?
>>> I guess the main object of this post is to praise humans for still having the
>>>ability to compete with computer on a tactical level, but i think only the best
>>>humans have this ability.
>>
>>
>>I believe it surprised him in a few places.  I didn't see (nor hear of) any
>>resounding tactical shots which says a lot about Kasparov's calculation
>>ability.  In at least one game everyone thought DB was lost, but it had
>>calculated very deeply and drew pretty simply.
>
>Modify that last statement in: In at least one game DB was lost but
>Kasparov played like a kid and even managed to give away a few pawns here
>and there and still look dangerous.

I disagree on the ending I was talking about.  Kasparov had a dangerous-looking
passed pawn, but DB pressed on with a king attack and forced a repetition.


>
>No kasparov didn't play tactical very well. Why the hell give away
>pawns for nothing against computer?


He does it all the time.  He won the first game doing this in fact.




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