Author: Uri Blass
Date: 02:40:01 01/28/03
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On January 28, 2003 at 04:49:47, Graham Laight wrote:
>On January 28, 2003 at 01:06:26, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>No. Once Alex Cure ("The Fox") fixed the opening book so that the queens stayed
>on the board, Kramnik never won a game.
>
>Do the DJ team have access to Alex Cure? If not, they should ship him over as a
>matter of emergency. He saved Fritz IMO.
>
>-g
I do not believe in it.
I do not believe in the theory that humans cannot win in 120/40 when queens are
on the board.
The mistakes of kramnik against Fritz and his responses after it give a lot of
people the impression that kramnik lost on purpose.
I do not think that humans lost on purpose in other matches(including
kasparov-deeper blue)
Uri
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