Author: Slater Wold
Date: 16:04:16 03/27/02
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On March 27, 2002 at 18:10:20, Mike Hood wrote: >On March 27, 2002 at 17:55:37, Roy Eassa wrote: > >> >>That's what all the fighting comes down to, right? How do you rank these three: >> >>a) Garry Kasparov (or use Kramnik if you prefer) >> >>b) Deeper Blue 1997 >> >>c) The best PC chess program today, running on a very fast PC (say Fritz 7.0.0.6 >>running on an Athlon XP 2100+) >> >> >>There are six possible rankings. >> >>There are people here who would subscribe to each of the six rankings. >> >>And there are a bazillion postings arguing about this. > > >Right! We could argue about this till the cows come home. But let me help >simplify the problem: > >Since Deep Blue no longer exists (the hardware has been dismantled), DB >technically has the same status as a dead player. This would reduce the >possibilities from six to two lists. Either > >1. Kasparov >2. Fritz 7.0.0.6 >3. <deceased> > > or > >1. Fritz 7.0.0.6 >2. Kasparov >3. <deceased> Silly. Fischer hasn't played since around the time DB played, and uh, most people still consider him the Champ. And trust me, he is *plenty* dismantled. ;)
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