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Subject: Re: Not Fritz 7!, Not Deep Fritz!, but Deep Fritz Grandmaster 1.0!!

Author: Otello Gnaramori

Date: 07:50:30 07/22/01

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On July 22, 2001 at 09:37:25, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On July 22, 2001 at 08:57:56, Drazen Marovic wrote:
>
>>Not Fritz 7!, Not Deep Fritz!, but Deep Fritz Grandmaster 1.0!!  This should be
>>the name of the next version of Fritz.  Just to take a slap at all of the non
>>believers in fritz's grandmaster strength.  Mogens you said you didn't believe
>>in psychics, but you would believe in amazing luck time and time again, isn't it
>>amazing how yet again a non GM strength program could hold a 2600+ GM to an even
>>score- just luck i'm sure.....
>
>I don't believe in amazing luck. I believe in incentive and preparation derived
>from the challenge of competition. Since human players don't consider computer
>programs as competition, but as an occasional tournament curiosity and perhaps
>as an analysis tool, there are only minor incentives.

I am sorry to disagree, but the major incentive is to not be beaten by a stupid
machine.
I think that the gm ego can be hurt by such defeats ,like in Argentina.

Regards.


>
>This match was supposed to be a competition, but it wasn't. A preseason friendly
>you might say. So all in all the usual reasons are still valid and this match
>doesn't sway anything IMO. Of course you can disagree all you like, consult
>psychics and read tea leaves. It won't help.
>
>Mogens.



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