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Subject: Re: Kasparov? The times they are a-changin'

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 18:27:14 02/07/03

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On February 07, 2003 at 19:02:34, Andreas Schwartmann wrote:

>Because Kasparov obviously played this match not with the goal to win, but not
>to loose. That's a huge difference.
>
>And a chess player who does not play to win, but not to loose, has not even
>deserved an even score.
>
>That's why DJ deserved to win.

You are still contradicting yourself. There is no "deserves to" for a chess
program. Did the chess program "play for the win"? Did it "play hard"? No, it
just calculated and spit out a move. It has no concept of these things, and
therefore does not "deserve" anything.

Having established that, you maintain that Kasparov did not play his best, and
was still able to draw. If he had been at his best, then he would have achieved
at least a draw, if not more. By your reasoning, Junior is lucky to have
achieved a draw (in your opinion).



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