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Subject: Re: Kasparov, Botvinnik, and Computer Chess

Author: Sally Weltrop

Date: 02:40:56 02/02/03

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On February 02, 2003 at 01:29:55, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On February 01, 2003 at 17:59:12, Bob Durrett wrote:
>
>>
>>What would happen if Kasparov were to follow Botvinnik's footsteps and become
>>genuinely interested in improving computer chess?
>>
>>What if:
>>
>>(1)  Professor Hyatt and a team of the top chess engine programmers were to give
>>Kasparov an intensive short course [24 hours per day for 6 months] in chess
>>engine programming and Kasparov were to become addicted to chess engine design?
>>
>>(2)  Kasparov were to then become pro-active in trying to help the chess engine
>>programmers to improve their chess engines?
>>
>>Generally, it has already been established here that relatively weak
>>chessplayers can produce strong chess engines.  But what could Kasparov, in
>>partnership with the likes of Hyatt, produce?
>>
>>Maybe the recent mistakes made by Fritz and Junior would not happen anymore.
>>
>>What do you think?
>>
>>Bob D.
>
>Michael Jordan can't hit a curveball.

Hmm, excellent answer! Completely erodes the concept.
>
>bruce



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