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

Author: Matthew Hull

Date: 12:17:09 01/22/03

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On January 22, 2003 at 14:53:58, Gordon Rattray wrote:

>On January 22, 2003 at 14:41:03, Sune Fischer wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>>If Junior can use precomputed tables from another program, why can't Garry use
>>hardprintet paper from another chessplayer?
>
>Man versus machine...
>
>I can accept precomputed tables as being part of a machine ("machine" being a
>hardware/software combination).  But when did paper ever become part of "man"?

Yes!

>
>Garry does use analysis from other players.  It's in his memory.  Just as the
>precomputed tables are in the machine's memory.
>
>>
>>Junior is just losing an advantage it should never have had in the first place.
>
>It's a machine.  Accept it as a machine.
>
>Alternatively, call it something like "Man versus disabled machine".


Exactly the point.  Well spoken!

Matt


>
>Gordon
>
>>
>>-S.
>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Matt
>>>



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