Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 13:14:05 07/31/01
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On July 31, 2001 at 15:34:52, Gregor Overney wrote: >Can somebody tell me please the difference between "Deep Fritz" and "Deep Blue"? >Such as number of evaluated positions a second and rating. I thought "Deep Blue" >was and still is pretty much way beyond the technology available today. And >therefore, do not give "Deep Fritz" much of a chance if Kramnik plays at his >best. > >What kind of HW does Deep Fritz use for this match? 8 CPU SMP box. >Is it allowed to use tablebases? Yes [IIRC]. Tablebase files are practically irrelevant. The strength added is microscopic. Really, they only result in prettier chess in the late endgame. Unless there is time pressure. In which case, they will sometimes result in horrible uglyness (tossing a queen to get down to a 6 piece ending that it knows, for instance). The opening books are far more important than tablebase files. Without opening books, it would be a mighty slaughter by Kramnik. As is, I think Kramnik will win but I am also sure that Fritz will score points. Further, I doubt if Kramnik has an 8 CPU machine to spar against, and so his preparation can't really be ideal.
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