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Subject: Re: What are the Differences between Deep Blue and DJ match vs Kasparov ?

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 17:32:22 12/26/02

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On December 26, 2002 at 19:34:09, Uri Blass wrote:

>On December 26, 2002 at 19:24:35, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>On December 26, 2002 at 19:06:56, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On December 26, 2002 at 18:51:50, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>>
>>>>Kasparov was not allowed to study his electronic opponent's playing style prior
>>>>to the match. By contrast, Kasparov will be given a copy of Deep Junior  before
>>>>the start of the contest. This allowed Kasparov to prepare in a similar way as
>>>>he would for a match with a grandmaster - by analysing his previous games. Deep
>>>>Blue was also reprogrammed following each game, but will Deep Junior be allowed
>>>>too ?
>>>>
>>>>Pichard.
>>>
>>>
>>>Where did you read that kasparov will be given a copy of the opponent?
>>>
>>>I believe that kasparov is going to get only relatively old version of Junior.
>>>
>>>I think that the only way to let kasparov to prepare in a similiar way as he
>>>would for a match with a grandmaster is simply not to give him old version of
>>>the program(it mean no commercial or freeware against kasparov) but to let the
>>>new version of the program to play public games against GM's.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>Uri, why would Kasparov get an old version?
>>
>>I'd say he's using Junior 8 Beta, and a few weeks after the match, Junior 8 will
>>be available from ChessBase.  I'll guess sometime around March;-)
>>
>>Terry
>
>Why would Amir Ban give kasparov Junior8 beta?
>He has no reason to do it.
>
>I guess that kasaprov's version is something that is more close to Junior7 than
>Junior8.
>
>Uri

Uri, why do you say this stuff? Why would Kramnik get to use Fritz 8 Beta, and
Kasparov only gets to use Junior 7 or the equivalent?

It wouldn't be too fair either; Would it?

Terry



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