Author: Jeroen van Dorp
Date: 04:47:01 02/10/03
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On February 10, 2003 at 07:31:49, Graham Laight wrote: >* Kasparov has not played a computer in a match of this type since DB in '97 > >* in the meantime, one of the hottest topics was, "how good was DB really?" No it wasn't. It was the hottest topic *here*. For the rest of the people it was just another interesting fact like "can we see planets with other stars?" or "is it possible to build a bionic man?". > >* therefore, this is the first direct comparison. It could hardly be more >important It could hardly be more important *here*. For the rest, it's as important as any media event regarding sports, if you leave out baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis, golf etc etc.. > >* oh - and by the way - millions of people were following the game on the web > >* one other minor little thing - millions of people were watching it on TV. It >was the first chess event to be televised in about 30 years - so the players >should have put on a good show for the crowd. They didn't. Forget the idea that >any TV producer will stick their neck on the chopping block again to televise >chess anytime in the next 30 years > >DJ and GK have done a GRAVE disservice to the game. The match ended as a draw. >Chess ended as the loser. Then where are the bad reactions? I only saw them where the chess afficionados gathered, like on Internet. For the rest "normal" people watched and said "gosh, how interesting, a world champion playing a computer." Don't mix your own obsession with computer chess with the casual interest of those millions watching. > >People everywhere will be tossing aside chess - and "getting a life". > >-g Very healthy, given your hyped reaction. Thank goodness at least those people have the capability to relativate. J.
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