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Subject: Re: Kasparov's comment on losing to Deep Blue

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 03:49:55 07/16/02

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On July 16, 2002 at 06:29:13, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On July 16, 2002 at 05:52:42, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>I just wrote to Guy that psyche is most important in chess.  What I wanted to
>>elaborate are the interdependencies of such events like DB2 in 97, the Dutch Ch.
>>and then the FIDE resolutions or non-resolutions if you prefer. Now, it's
>>impossible to "prove" it but then it was a stimulation for your own thought
>>processes as a reader.
>
>The likelihood of an accumulation of negative impressions and experiences is a
>possible explanation of the decisions made. However, not easy to validate and
>not exactly evidence of anything in particular. And it's fair to point out that
>your initial statement "They all agree with Kasparov that it wasn't DEEP BLUE2's
>strength alone." is dubious at best, so I think Walker's objections where quite
>accurate in that regard at least.

You are absolutely right. Please take it for real when I write "stimulation".
Far away form validation of course. Dubious then is more a misunderstanding.
Because maths seems to amuse you positively let me add something. If I would
pronounce that 10-2="7", would you react the same way and explain that this were
"dubious"? For me, away from maths, you simply can never _prove_ something with
100% certainty. So, by force, all what is outside mathematics, _must_ be
dubious. But what does it say? Nothing in the end IMO. :)

Rolf Tueschen

>
>>By far I want to be the one who will dominate a certain
>>singular theory. On the other side I wouldn't accept that I had to keep my mouth
>>shut until I could "prove" all ideas with mathematical exactitudiness. ;)
>
>Of course not :-).
>
>Regards,
>Mogens



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