Author: Jeroen van Dorp
Date: 09:28:35 07/31/02
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I'm sorry. My little joke must have been unclear. The answer to the position is Qc1. As stated in my original message. A lot of todays programs find this move, a move that seems so wonderful to Donner (in 1975) - and *that* despite the fact that he thought computers couldn't play chess (i.e. will not find a good solution like Qc1). Donner can't find the solution. An unknown chess player finds it for him. Donner realizes that Qc1 is a great move. How many great players will be able to find that great move? Super chess player Fischer? Maybe. Impressive old-worldchamp Petrosian? Certainly, he decides. Such a great man can find a move like this. Now back to what Donner said: but computers can't play chess. So following this reasoning computers *certainly* can't find a move of this stature. Now we jump into the future, and put the position into today's programs. And lo and behold: a lot of those computers *do* find the move. Donner was wrong. No that other remark by Donner. "Women can't play chess." If Donner was so sure computers aren't able to play chess properly, yet can find the above move, he must be clearly wrong about computers. So maybe - pun alert - he was also wrong in his assessment of women playing chess. J.
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