Author: Joe McCarro
Date: 10:01:51 06/06/02
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IMO the fairness of the match first depends on what they agreed to. If the given issue was specifically addressed and they agreed then that trumps all general understandings. If there is no specific agreement on the issue then I think once you plunk the computer down it can use anyhting it has. Opening Books, Databases, endgame tables etc. are all fine. However, I think it is unfair for a human to change that computer during the game or at any time until the match is finished. Unless Kasparov agreed beforehand that IBM could Change Deeper Blue then I think that was cheating. He agreed to play a 6 game match against something that he had no access to. Obviously if they are allowed to change the program he could learn nothing from his first couple of games or worse yet - rely on what he learned only to find out its a different program he is playing. In game six Was he playing "deeper blue" or was he playing "deeper than deeper blue" If they changed the program I don't think we can say one construct one the match.
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