Author: K. Burcham
Date: 10:00:05 09/21/02
when I first learned that this statement is used and accepted often, I had to laugh. when anyone makes this statement, they are admitting that programs have enough problems that if a GM has the program before the match, that these problems can be discovered, and used during the match to play for the win. I find this amusing. I would give Kramnik 25 copies of the program on the hardware that will be used during the match. Then let Kramnik play to what he thinks he has discovered is the program's weakness. Then the programmer can go back and try to improve the program. "I have weaknesses in my program that in the last ten years I have not been able to improve on". "So I would like to fool everyone in believing that my program can beat the GM by not letting him play my program before the match". I think everyone here understands why some say this. I just think that those who have been taught to think this is the way it should be,are incorrect. In early developement stages in 70's, 80's, etc., I can understand why some would say this, many blunders and mistakes back then. Sometime we will see the day that these people will not say this anymore. Maybe too early to expect this for now. kburcham
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