Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 12:04:25 08/20/02
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On August 20, 2002 at 15:00:39, Jeff White wrote: >On August 19, 2002 at 15:08:00, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On August 19, 2002 at 12:58:08, Jeff White wrote: >> >>>In a 24 game match with the time control of 2 1/2 hours for 40 moves, who wins? >>>The best human player or the best computer player? In my opinion this would be >>>the only true way to solve this. How come it's never been done like this before? >> >>Why do you imagine that 24 games will create an answer to the question? > >Well, probably because that was the old format for World Championship matches. >Fischer-Spassky comes to mind. A couple of the Kasparov Karpov matches come to >mind as well. In my opinion, a first to win 6 games, draws NOT counting would be >good too, but that would probably favor a computer because you never know how >long a match like that will last. >Fast time controls or short game matches really prove nothing. So the only >reason I suggested the 24 game match thing is that it was good enough for World >Championship events, why not man-machine events as well??? > >>It will only raise more questions. >> >>There have been many man/machine matches. None of 24 games that I know of, but >>there is nothing magical about the number 24. > >I can't think of any 24 game matches against computers either, so why not? Now >I'm only talking about big time matches like the ones that are supposed to come >off with Kramnik and Kasparov playing against the machines. >I honestly believe that if the 2nd Deep Blue match with Kasparov would have had >a 24 game format with a 2 1/2 hr for 40 moves, the outcome would have been >drastically different. Don't get me wrong, either. I don't mean to say it is a bad idea. In fact, I think it would be terrific if it ever came to pass. The point I was hoping to make is that 24 games cannot possibly prove superiority (unless you get a 24-0 rout or something which would be a pretty strong leaner towards the one who got every one of the points.)
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