Author: Tony Werten
Date: 10:28:26 07/31/02
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On July 31, 2002 at 12:28:35, Jeroen van Dorp wrote: >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. Irony doesn't hold very good on email, specially not in another language. > >No that other remark by Donner. "Women can't play chess." If he had been wrong all the time he wouldn't be that famous. Tony > >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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