Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:35:18 02/20/02
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On February 20, 2002 at 14:03:37, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote: >On February 20, 2002 at 13:33:52, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On February 20, 2002 at 12:54:49, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote: >> >>>On February 20, 2002 at 12:23:45, Graham Laight wrote: >>> >>>>On February 20, 2002 at 12:07:45, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>>What is "terrible and tragic" here? Is the hyperbole already out of >>>>>control? >>>>> >>>>>:) >>>> >>>>Being English, I do not overstate lightly. >>>> >>>>"Terrible" refers to the apparent ease with which LVW was able to progress after >>>>move 16 (granted I could not have done it myself). No fight - just gentle >>>>capitulation. >>>> >>>>"Tragic" refers to the fact that, after yesterday, Ed was in a position to >>>>become the first programmer to beat a super GM with a single processor due to >>>>having a program with excellent positional play. This afternoon, this dream lies >>>>in tatters - with only the prospect of further humiliation from LVW to come. >>>> >>>>Credit where credit's due though - it was valiantly brave of Ed to have a go at >>>>this. >>>> >>>>-g >>>> >>>>[D]4b3/8/4p1k1/1pKpPpP1/1Pp2P2/2P1P3/4B3/8 b - - 0 48 >>>It is not over yet.I still believe Van Wely will lose. >> >> >>This game? Black is hopelessly lost even against a 1500 player... >Imeant the Match. might as well flip a coin. It is dead even, and the human has actually out-played the computer in both games. The question is, will he blunder as he did in game one, or will he crush it as he did in game 2? heads or tails?
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