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Subject: Re: In 10 years man will not be able to defeat computers. WHAT??!

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 22:06:26 01/27/03

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On January 27, 2003 at 21:25:41, Jeff White wrote:

>On January 27, 2003 at 19:22:19, andrew tanner wrote:
>
>>    There seems to be no basis for this belief other than DEEP BLUE and it's
>>legacy, which is a legacy of "the sky is falling" type of despair. If computers
>>continue to improve tactically, then GM's will learn from them and also improve
>>tactically. Man has always improved in everything he does. Accelerated rates of
>>improvement for chess computers with faster hardware or knowldege doesn't
>>automatically translate into wins against strong GM's. Bring it on.
>>
>>    -A.T.
>
>In my opinion, until a computer beats a human World Champion under REAL match
>conditions (24 game match @ 2 1/2 hours for 40 moves.) you can't REALLY take
>these kinds of matches serious. They are fun to watch, but until it is possible
>to play a real match against the World Champion or any GM that will agree to
>play under these conditions, that's all they'll be to me.
>
>Regards,
>Jeff

Jeff, you've made a very valid point, thank-you!

Just think what would have happened if Kramink had at least 4 more games to
play, (Only 12), what do you think the result probably would've been?

I personally think he'd have won hands down! I feel you'll agree with me on
this.

Best Regards,
 Terry



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