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Subject: Re: Is Deep Blue still considered better than Deep Junior ?

Author: Chris Carson

Date: 10:36:49 08/19/02

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On August 19, 2002 at 11:27:15, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On August 19, 2002 at 09:12:31, Chris Carson wrote:
>
>>On August 18, 2002 at 21:51:35, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On August 18, 2002 at 12:48:02, Chris Carson wrote:
>>>
>>>>On August 18, 2002 at 10:38:19, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>How would you figure that?  Deep Thought produced a 2650 rating over 25
>>>>>consecutive 40/2hr games against GM players.  Anybody else done that yet?
>>>>>Not that I have seen.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Deep Thought was a great piece of HW/SW for it's time.  Just a few observations
>>>>when comparing to today's program:
>>>>
>>>>1.  DT did that aginst GM's with average ELO of 2475 (not very strong for GM's).
>>>>
>>>>2.  DT played against GM's that had far less experience (none) using
>>>>anti-computer tatics.
>>>>
>>>>3.  There are a lot of tatical/strategic holes in DT games that modern
>>>>commercial programs do not make.
>>>>
>>>>4.  Today's programs would crush DT.
>>>>
>>>>5.  The GM's that DJ, DF, CT, Rebel, Hiarcs, The King have played recently would
>>>>crush DT.
>>>>
>>>>6.  DT would have no chance in a match with a 2700 GM (today) that had 100 games
>>>>of preparation, Rebel played this GM even for 4 games.
>>>>
>>>>7.  I am pretty sure I could crush DT today.
>>>>
>>>>Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>I can't prove anything about deep thought, but I'll offer you a chance to
>>>put up or shut up on point 7.  Deep Thought easily beat Cray Blitz every time
>>>we played (except for the first, where we could have won had we not run into
>>>a serious bug).  Cray Blitz waxed Crafty in a 10 game match last year.
>>>That means _you_ should be able to wax crafty on my quad xeon easily if you
>>>could crush deep thought.
>>>
>>>Let me know when you are ready to "take the test".
>>>
>>>I don't believe you can do it for a minute...
>>>
>>>But the ball is in your court to accept the challenge...
>>
>>Here are all the PGN's for DT and DB.  Cherry pick any you like.  I do not think
>>DT/DB or HSU needs the help, their accomplishments were very good, but no need
>>to make them out to be better than today's programs or mis-represent them, you
>>do more harm than help.
>>
>>Here are the ELO's against FIDE rated players for DT/DB and Commercials, the
>>commercials have passed DT and DB96 ELO performance, DB97 will fall when it
>>falls:
>>
>>PGN's:  http://home.interact.se/~w100107/welcome.htm
>>
>>Ratings HvC: http://home.interact.se/~w100107/manmachine.htm
>>
>>I am done discussing this with you unless you can "show with PGN's" something
>>different.
>>
>>Chris
>
>
>I never collected DT pgns.  However, I _know_ what happened to win the
>Fredkin prize.  The opponents and results _might_ be in an older ISSUE of
>the JICCA.  I will check when I have time...
>
>I haven't seen _any_ results where a micro produced a 2650 over 25 consecutive
>games.  Yes, you can cherry-pick a tournament here and there.  But 25 games
>is at least 3 events in a row....

You ignore two points, or at least discount them:

1.  Commercial programs can be played anytime.  A GM played 100 games against
Rebel, I will ask Ed what the score was, then played a 4 game match.  DT/DB did
not allow people to play prep games, you have held it against the commercials in
the past, but not DT/DB.  DT did play a lot of games however, but noone
individual had a lot of games against it.

2.  Anti-computer tactics.  This would reduce DT rating by 100 or more points
and a second hundred point reduction if the 25 games were match play.  Most of
the commercials games are match play, in tournament they do a lot better (about
100 points or more)

Again, DT/DB was great, HSU deserves a lot of credit.  The commercials have
exceded it thought, DB97 would be crushed by Kramnik or Kasparov with
preparation games.  Just my opinion, but based on DT/DB and commercial
performance.



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