Author: Chris Kantack
Date: 08:56:11 09/07/01
Kudos to www.kasparov.com for asking ChessBase the tough questions. I was afraid that Kasparov.com would skirt the issue. They're hitting it though head on! Thanks Mig! I've been accused in this forum for underestimating Deep Fritz's ability to challenge Kramnik. I believe most posters are underestimating the abilities of today's GrandMasters! GrandMasters have damn good memories. It is said that Garry Kasparov can recall move by move every serious game he's ever played. Recent studies show that GrandMasters rely on memory more than calculation in order to accomplish their incredible level of play. I got a kick out of watching Garry and Vladimir staring at the board during the BGN World Championship last year. These guys could have easily played just as well blindfolded! They don't need to look at the board. They both have incredible memories for those 32 pieces and 64 squares. My guess is that Kramnik and his second have already prepared a number of different victories against Deep Fritz. The only question is which 8 games will they use and how many games do they want to lose or draw to make it look good. The only additional information that Kramnik needs to retain when playing Deep Fritz is how long to wait before making his next move. This will be very easy for a Grandmaster like Kramnik to do. (..I take 5 minutes on move 15...4 minutes for move 20...etc.) No doubt we will see some "beautiful games" during this match. We may even see Kramnik "struggle to come back". But it will be all previously rehearsed and well thought out. And yes, Kramnik will win. Remember this is the so-called "revenge match" against Deep Blue. It should be titled: Revenge of the GrandMaster: The Human Strikes Back!!! But it will all be phony. Every last move. Is it live? or Memorex? Chris
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