Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 09:41:49 04/09/02
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On April 09, 2002 at 11:29:45, K. Burcham wrote: >1. Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2838 13.04.63 M >2. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2809 25.06.75 M > > >maybe some here will want to frame these and hang them over their computer desk. >you could include a picture of kramnik and Deep Blue You mean...Deep Fritz obviously (it's far better than D.B. for Mr.Kramnik) ----standing beside each >other both posing with a smile. i would suggest a frame made from the dogwood >tree. >kramnik makes very strong statements on several topics that are disscussed here >regularly. hard to believe that he really feels the way each statement says. > >twelve statements from kramnik interview: > >1. After all the world champion is facing the strongest chess program. > Possibly true... >2. Believe me, to lose to a computer is twice as painful as losing to a >colleague. Absolutely true. > >3. If I too should lose then the people will believe that chess computers are >really superior to human beings. Probable. >4. In almost every position Fritz7 (600 mhz notebook) was suggesting >objectively better variations (then Deep Blue). > Said by Mr. Nr.2 of Chess ... >5. The special version of Fritz7 that will run on eight processors in Bahrain I >think will definitely be over 2800 in its Elo performance. > See above >6. Definitely it was a mistake (for Kasparov) to play without any specific >preparation against an opponent (Deep Blue) you know nothing about. > Agreed. >7. As I said Deep Blue did not impress me that much. > Possible. >8. The fact that even a weaker program (Deep Blue weaker than Fritz7) managed to >beat Garry Kasparov tells us that the match in Bahrain will be a hard challenge >for me. No comment. > >9. Fritz plays in many ways, like a human. > Hiarcs and Rebel are more human like. >10. I think that Fritz will perform better than other programs against human >beings. > What about Tiger and Rebel ? >11. A game like my game against Junior in Dortmund will not be possible against >Fritz. That's possibly true. > >12. It is really painful to lose to a computer idem as n.2 All above IMHO, w.b.r. Otello
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