Author: Peter Fendrich
Date: 05:58:42 10/09/02
Go up one level in this thread
On October 09, 2002 at 08:31:07, Graham Laight wrote: >Firstly, the applet on the chessbase website broke down at move 25 - which was >inconvenient to say the least. No problems for me... >More importantly though is that watching the crushing way that Kramnik is >destroying Fritz is simply too depressing - I can't take another day like >yesterday. Like Christophe Theron already pointed out. This is good for computer chess! It will generate more interest to computer chess in the future if Kramnik wins. >Even at move 25 (when chessbase coverage broke), it was obvious, even to me, >that Kramnik's positional advantage was absolutely overwhelming. > >Fritz seems to be unable to put up any sort of serious fight. It's like watching >a 10 year old kid in the boxing ring with Lennox Lewis. As most GM's look like when they play Kramnik. His playing style is like that and that style is even harder for a chess program. >Tomorrow, I shall simply look at the result in the evening - long after the game >is over. > >I still regard Fritz as a superb computer for playing humans - but I realise now >that ABSOLUTELY NO computer program on the SSDF list could give Kramnik a game >under the conditions of this match. True. >So sorry Fritz - you'll have to do without me tomorrow - but best of luck! I'll be there! It's very entertaining to watch Kramnik's astonishing "simple" way of crushing Fritz and his talent for this kind of strategy. Peter
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.