Author: Alastair Scott
Date: 09:50:08 10/13/02
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On October 13, 2002 at 11:34:18, Mark Young wrote: > <nt> Which is worse is impossible to say, but both were very "human" mistakes: i. Kasparov - accidental transposition of moves ii. Kramnik - accidental picking up of wrong piece (I suggest) The whole thing seems outrageous because strong computers don't make those kinds of blunders; theirs are more subtle, more cumulative and generally just as fatal, although not as spectacularly so. Rather like killing oneself slowly by eating too much chocolate, rather than instantly by lying down in front of an express train ;) Alastair
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