Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 10:47:21 10/13/02
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On October 13, 2002 at 12:50:08, Alastair Scott wrote: >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) I don't believe in a mis-picking of the piece...I suggest an overlook due to an overconfidence in his previous developed anti-Fritz technique i.e. cut off the queens. Unfortunately in this case the trick didn't work: it resembles to me an unsuccessful attempt of a bomb squad expert trying deactivate a dangerous blasting device counting down...he just cut off the wrong wire and the bomb exploded on him. w.b.r. Otello > >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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