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

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 14:12:05 08/19/02

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On August 19, 2002 at 13:36:49, Chris Carson wrote:

>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.

A few did, but that is the way it goes, of course.


>
>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)

I don't believe this is as true as you think.  First, most GM players are _not_
using anti-computer yet.  A few do.  But then again, a few did back in
the 1980's and 1990's as well.  So that hasn't changed much at all.  It _may_
change in the future as the micros continue to get stronger, however.  But
today, I don't believe most GM-level players even know what anti-computer
means, other than "they hate 'em and don't want 'em in the tournaments."

>
>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.

I don't believe _any_ GM would be able to "crush" deep blue 1997.  Not now.
Not _ever_.  Perhaps beat it 3 of every 4 games?  Maybe, with some luck.  But
not "crushing"...




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