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Subject: Re: A weird scenario: Better for chess that Kasparov loses?

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 14:08:16 10/08/02

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On October 08, 2002 at 13:26:06, Kurt Widmann wrote:

>On October 08, 2002 at 12:38:34, Knut Bjørnar Wålberg wrote:
>
>>If Kramnik mops the floor with Deep Fritz, a rather odd situation might arise:
>>What will most strengthen the belief that the top human(s) is in fact better
>>than any machine/program ever created?
>>
>>That Kasparov later crushes Deep Junior, or that he loses?
>>
>>If Kasparov wins without problems, it could be argued that the Chessbase
>>products are clearly not up to the standard of Deep Blue. However, if Kasparov
>>loses, then DF and DJ should at least be on par with DB2, and therefore Kramnik
>>is even stronger, and it's just Kasparov that doesn't know how to play
>>computers.
>>
>>I know there are other factors that come into play (especially the way the
>>players were able to prepare), but how do you all think the world in general
>>will perceive these different scenarios? What is the ideal score in the two
>>matches when it comes to creating interest in chess and computer chess?
>>
>>As a final note, it seems to me that Deep Blue might end up as a sort of Bobby
>>Fischer of computer chess; Perceived by many as the greatest ever, a statement
>>that one can neither prove nor disprove at the moment. Any comments on that? ;)
>>
>>Knut Bjørnar Wålberg
>
>Could it just be,that the silicons are guided by carbons into positions
>where brute force calculations does not yet reach the horizon set by
>strategic planning. Example,F7 in todays game against Kramnik at move 13
>seem to play at a plateau of 1200 rated humans(carbons). But carbon based
>programmers must not guide Silicons into such positions without giving them
>more knowledge of how to proceed. In the above mentioned game it is unfair
>to assume that F7 will find a way to keep or increase its position evaluation
>from move 13 on. It needed at least an other 4 or 5 moves for proper guidance.
>So,Kramnik made mince meat out of the book makers and Kasparov may do the same.
>Kurt Widmann


By the way, congratulations on this:

http://correspondencechess.com/ccca/k41.htm

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