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

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 07:02:42 07/16/02

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On July 16, 2002 at 09:18:38, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On July 16, 2002 at 04:55:43, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
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>>On July 15, 2002 at 19:32:18, James T. Walker wrote:
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>>>On July 15, 2002 at 12:27:17, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
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>>>>On July 15, 2002 at 12:09:51, James T. Walker wrote:
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>>>>>On July 15, 2002 at 09:38:23, K. Burcham wrote:
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>>>>>>Websters: "to make a person believe what is not true". "to be false".
>>>>>>"deliberate misinterpretation of facts".
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>>>>>>What do you think Kasparov means by "deceive the public".
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>>>>>>Kasparov On losing to Deep Blue:
>>>>>> "The Deep Blue match is the one people remember.
>>>>>> It was not just a personal defeat but a disaster for chess. We allowed a
>>>>>> computer giant to steal the result and deceive the public".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=410
>>>>>>
>>>>>>kburcham
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>>>>>I think Kasparov was implying that the Deep Blue team cheated.  He simply could
>>>>>not accept the fact that the computer beat him fair and square.  There is no
>>>>>medicine that can cure a bruised ego when it is world class in size.
>>>>>Jim
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>>>>If that would be the case, we wouldn't have to face the situation that GM
>>>>players have excluded CC from human tournament chess. They all agree with
>>>>Kasparov that it wasn't DEEP BLUE2's strength alone.
>>>>
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>>>Absolute nonsense!   "They all agree" ????  They can't all agree on ANYTHING.
>>>Also GM players have not excluded computers from human chess tournaments.  Where
>>>did you get that info?  GM players as a group can't agree on the time of day.
>>>Jim
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>>Such hip-hop makes no sense. You were talking about a "bruised ego". Are you a
>>psychiatrist? If not, then you might understand what I was talking about. Do you
>>challenge me and think that there is _no_ evidence for what I've written? If
>>yes, then let me give you three hints.
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>>1) Unzicker a famous German GM, BTW more famous than all the ex-Soviet GM in the
>>USA together, spoke it out, what I wrote above.
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>>2) GM at the Dutch Championship denied to play FRITZ with different variations
>>of boycott.
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>Only a couple.  Not "all"...

Right, I didn't write "all".

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>>3) The resolution of FIDE about machines in top event and also team
>>championships.
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>What about the "resolution" 10 years ago that computers could play if
>they coughed up $10,000 to FIDE for membership?  Nobody did because it
>was too much money.  So FIDE rescinded the option, probably hoping that
>one day they would get asked again to open that back up and make some
>money.

It's always a problem to compare times, different centuries and the people
involved in each case. It becomes quickly a multi-factor design.



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>>Mathematically we still have no 100% but we have _more_ than "absolutely"
>>nothing. ;)
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>Actually you have "very few".  I don't even think "most GMs" have given the
>question any thought since it isn't an issue in FIDE events.
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You'd find silent majorities wherever you look. I don't understand why you still
think that relations between chessplayers and CC aren't a bit legless these
days.

Rolf Tueschen

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