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Subject: Re: Deep Blue - The Conclusion of the Matter

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 12:36:09 08/22/02

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On August 22, 2002 at 15:32:32, Matthew Hull wrote:

>On August 22, 2002 at 15:15:08, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On August 22, 2002 at 14:37:07, Matthew Hull wrote:
>>
>>>On August 22, 2002 at 14:20:41, William H Rogers wrote:
>>>
>>>[snip]
>>>>... That they beat the worlds champ in 2 out of 3 is on
>>>>record, but that does not make them the worlds best.
>>>>Bill
>>>
>>>It does if no other program has done it or can do it.  I guess we'll soon know
>>>the answer if the Fritz/Kramnik thing ever happens.
>>
>>Kramnik gets the machine before the match.
>>The interesting match is kasparov-Junior and not Kramnik-Fritz.
>>
>>I think that you should learn statistics and 6 games are too little data to
>>decide and stopping to play after these 6 games suggest that they know that they
>>were lucky and they want to give the public the worng impression by not playing
>>more games.
>>
>>I do not fall for this trap.
>>
>>Uri
>>Uri
>
>
>Let's put it this way.  They are the only one's to ever get that lucky.  But for
>some people, beating the World Champ in 6 games with a lot of skill and some
>luck (maybe even a lot of luck) adds up to zero.  I think it adds up to > zero.
>Can you at least admit that?

This could be my opinion in case that I know only about the results but I know
also about the games and I analyzed positions from them with the top programs of
today.

I saw nothing that top programs need hours to find and no impressive move of
deeper blue.

Uri



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