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Subject: Re: Kasparov won the first game vs DeepBlue (rematch)..and then what?

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 04:48:39 10/08/02

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On October 08, 2002 at 07:45:12, Uri Blass wrote:

>On October 08, 2002 at 07:39:12, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>On October 08, 2002 at 07:29:16, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>Novelty can be also a tactical idea that humans never considered and a computer
>>>can find after some minutes or some hours of search.
>>>
>>>The idea does not have to be idea to win material but can also be an idea to win
>>>something positional but you need to calculate a lot of plies forward in order
>>>to find it.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>Sure, that should be possible, but that computers get into that mode to be able
>>to get a positional understanding of a position, seems improbable. Then it's
>>more probable that chess will be solved. The point is that positional
>>understanding depends always on complexity and entirety (German: Ganzheit). And
>>to repeat a common saying, entirety is more than the sum of the parts.
>>
>>Rolf Zueschen
>
>Computers have positional understanding.
>It is a fact that no good program use only material evaluation.
>
>It is possible that they may find a novelty to achieve positional advantage.
>
>Uri
>Uri

It's very human if hope dies at the latest moment. But I would be happy if you
wre right.

Rolf Tueschen



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