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

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 14:08:52 01/22/03

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On January 22, 2003 at 13:18:07, Gordon Rattray wrote:

>On January 22, 2003 at 13:03:54, Matthew Hull wrote:
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>>The machine has it's advantages, the man has his.  How is that lame?  It is the
>>nature of man/machine contest.  The machine can play perfect endgames, but is a
>>moron in closed positions.  The human is brilliant in closed positions, but
>>plays imperfect endgames.
>>
>>Is it not wrong to cripple one side's advantages?
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>
>Well said.  I agree entirely.
>
>It's either a "man versus machine" match or it's not.  And if it's the former,
>why do people get upset at a machine being a machine and a human being a human?!
> I'd like to think the contest is a comparison of strengths and weaknesses, but
>not if the machine's strengths are being taken away from it.

What about the machine weaknesses that are taken away?

Miguel

>
>Gordon
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>>
>>Regards,
>>Matt
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