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Subject: Re: Wanted: Deep Blue vs. today's top programs recap

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 15:19:36 08/26/01

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On August 26, 2001 at 17:33:47, Rajen Gupta wrote:

>On August 25, 2001 at 20:47:44, Mig Greengard wrote:
>
>>Sorry to dredge this up yet again, and ignore this rather than turn it into a
>>flame war or something worse. I know feelings on this topic can run hot.
>>
>>Although we do not have enough of Deep Blue's games to make anywhere near an
>>accurate assessment of its chess strength, I am requesting a summary of thoughts
>>on how today's top programs measure up on a science level. In the past I've seen
>>some admirably objective breakdowns on this topic from Bob Hyatt and a few
>>others, but did not save them.
>>
>>Put Deep Fritz, or other top programs, on the best available platform on which
>>they can run, and I imagine this is what they will have in Bahrain, and knowing
>>what we do about DB, what comparisons can we make?
>>
>>Subjective arguments (chess knowledge in particular) are also welcome, but
>>should be concise as opposed to argumentative!
>>
>>Thanks, Mig
>>
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>
>hi mig; i think deep blue searching 200 million positions per second vs deep
>fritz searching at most 3-4 million would clobber the hell out of deep fritz any
>day(or night) the hardware is one factor in the equation and i think the
>software was at least as good as what the best programmer of the day could
>produce(ie fritz5; cm 5000 level)
>
>imagine fritz 5 or cm 5555 running on hardware that is 40 times as powerful vs
>deep fritz.  it would be a no contest.
>
>rajen

Rajen you hit the nail right on the head, I also believe that the hardware
difference is the main advantage NOT the Software and you did an honest
comparison to compare Fritz 5 or CM 5555 to Deeper Blue.

Pichard



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