Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 01:42:06 10/16/02
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On October 16, 2002 at 03:48:02, bryan whitby wrote: >I can remember years and years ago when Fidelity fixed the results of their >multiple entries into the then World Microcomputer Chess Championships. Their >operators would resign in won positions, just to let their leading chess >computer win the game and gain more points. So cheating in computer chess has >been with us for many years. Some of you admit that Rebel on a single processor can defeat a 2700 rated player, without having so many negatives remarks. But when Frans finally accomplished, what some of you thought that it was almost impossible, by dedicating himself almost 1.5 years in refining his program to play Anti Human such: as avoiding closed position etc..., and finally when he accomplished it; all that you can think of is marketing fraud. I don't think that Kramnik is that type of person who can sell his pride and lower his self esteem for several thousand dollars more than what he could have gained by simply beating Deep Fritz. What you are forgetting is that Kramnik is human. Humans makes mistakes specially under presurre. When two human are playing each other they make mistakes too, but the winner is always the one that makes the least mistakes during the game. Kramnik simply thought that he could create a beautiful combination, which most of the time works against other human, simply because another human player most of the time don't find the best defense under presure, but this is where computer shine in position where pure calculating power and perfect defense is required. Poor Kramnik forgot that he can't afford to try for a long combination going for the brilliancy prize, unless he is 100% sure that there is no possible defense against his long tactical attack. He simply forgot that at that moment he was playing a computer that doesn't becomes fatigue and will always find the best and only possible defense. Pichard.
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