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Subject: Re: I don't believe this!

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 13:50:12 08/07/02

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On August 07, 2002 at 16:11:55, Joe McCarro wrote:

>On August 07, 2002 at 08:43:11, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:
>
>>On August 07, 2002 at 08:01:27, Jonas Cohonas wrote:
>>
>>>On August 07, 2002 at 07:25:51, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>
>>>>Is there a hacker at site?????
>>>>
>>>>Jouni
>>>
>>>Well have a look at chessbase:
>>>http://www.chessbase.com/columns/column.asp?pid=145
>>>
>>>Jonas
>>                           An interesting quote:
>>
>> "When I talked to him about the event, Kasparov repeatedly emphasized
>>  that unlike the second Deep Blue match, science will be served in
>>  Jerusalem. IBM's secretive behavior frustrated the computer and chess
>>  communities and fueled accusations of everything from unsportsmanlike behavior
>>  to outright cheating and the controversies rage on even five years later.
>>While both sides clearly want to win this match, FIDE would like to make this
>>an annual event that will promote the science behind the moves as well. The
>>presence of computer chess guru and gadfly David Levy will no doubt assist in
>>this endeavor."
>
>That was an unfortunate comment.  IBM decides to spend millions on computer
>chess research, and millions for a prize fund and marketing of the chess match
>and their thanks is to be called cheaters!  Gee why doesn't anyone want to get
>involved sponsoring chess?

Kasparov's cheap shot is uncalled for but...
"Science" is a very misused word. There was very little of science in the IBM
project and I doubt there will be "science" in this one either.

Miguel




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