Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 15:05:21 10/09/02
There is nothing like seeing the top chess program getting CRUSHED by a mere human to motivate the programmers. [Hopefully!] Kramnik is, arguably, the "top" human GM. The Deep Blue experience had raised the hopes of chess programmers everywhere, because it appeared that the programmers had already "arrived," or almost so. It seemed just a matter of a few more years before the TOP human GM would be no match at all for the brainchild [i.e. "chess engine"]of the community of chess programmers. But . . . Alas! Kramnik has burst all those bubbles! : ) Sadly, the deficiencies being exploited by Kramnik have been well known to the community of chess programmers for a long time. Endgame weakness, for example. Now, maybe, the horrible embarrassment of the crushing defeat of "chess engine" by a mere human will motivate a flurry of activity to correct the known problems. [Hopefully. Of course, there will be some who will merely offer excuses.] There is nothing like worldwide public humiliation to provide "motivation." No more time for excuses. Time to roll up sleeves and fix the problem! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Robert Henry Durrett [Bob] P.S. I anticipate a rash of protests.
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