Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 02:15:48 10/16/02
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On October 16, 2002 at 04:42:06, Jorge Pichard wrote: >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 negative 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 humans 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 defence under >presure, but this is where computer shine in position where pure calculating >power and perfect defence 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 defence 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 defence. PS: In the next two games I predict that Kramnik will switch to play two beautiful strategical games, and will find a way to beat Deep Fritz. Pichard.
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