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Subject: Re: Kasparov - Deep Junior: and tablebases draw rule

Author: Les Fernandez

Date: 08:29:18 01/22/03

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On January 22, 2003 at 05:12:52, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:

>An important rule went unnoticed here.
>
>The program can use the tablebase, but the game is declared draw when the
>computer hits a tblbase draw!

Rediculous!! Who in the world would agree to terms like that!  With a few more
rules like this it won't even pay to play the match.  What other things does the
Kasparov camp demand?  Am I not mistaken that all this time Kasparov has had a
version of the software to gain insight into its prowess?  Although I feel
Kasparov should win the match with all these "extra" provisions one would have
to ask how can he lose!!!!.

Disgraceful!

Les

>
>Not a trivial statement: imagine Kasparov gets into a position where he is in
>disadvatage, he can try to enter in an endgame he knows to be drawn even not
>knowing how to play it.
>
>A sort of compensation for the fact Deep Junior has the TB's.
>
>regards
>Franz




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