Author: K. Burcham
Date: 16:11:05 02/17/02
We have read lots of comments on Deep Blue, from lots of different people. I think I know some of how you feel about Deep Blue and Deep Blue vs GM. I Have tremendous respect for Deep Blue, and the people responsible for its creation and performance. I would like to hear your comments, and answers to the following questions, if you will. 1.If Crafty would show all Deep Blue moves, in analysis mode, for all six games vs Kasparov---Would you agree Crafty was at least equal with Deep Blue? 2.I dont think I have heard your opinion on this one. Do you say that Deep Blue is GM level, Super GM level, IM level, master level? 3.Do you say some of todays programs are getting the kns of Deep Blue on the dual and quad machines? 4.Do you say that the top twelve programs today, cannot play on the level of Deep Blue? 5.Do you say that the Opening Book and EGTB are not an issue when comparing Deep Blue to todays programs? 6.Is the reason you say no program today can play on Deep Blue level is because of the Deep Blue chess software (program, search, etc).? 7.If you say that 6 is true, then can't we say that todays programmers do not understand programming on the level that the Deep Blue programmers did? 8.If you agree with 7, then is it true to say there is a big difference in writing a chess program for very large hardware vs limited hardware? In other words from a programmers point of view, is hardware a limiting factor, knowing you must prune so as to reach a competitive depth so as to be equal to programs of the same time period? For example: with a dual 1500mhz and 1 gig ram, do programmers size their tree for certain results (depth)-----with a 10,000 mhz and 8 gigs ram, the same programmer knowing he has huge hardware would allow his tree to be also huge, very little pruning. The program could be doing a lot more with hardware? The search could be very large with larger hardware. Is this limiting todays programmers? 9.If you say it is the software, then when do you expect programmers to "catch up" with the Deep Blue programmers? 10.If you say it is the hardware, then when the advances in hardware become available to us, i assume you will say that at that time the programs will be able to play on Deep Blues level? 11. also if you say 10 is true, could you just speculate on what mhz it would take using the type of processors we are used to today(amd and intel)(not sun or alpha), to be able to play on the Deep Blue level? I know this is a lot to ask. but I find all of this very interesting. and I feel your opinions on this subject are very informative and interesting to read. kburcham
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