Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 17:22:31 02/13/03
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On February 13, 2003 at 17:28:20, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >"My match with Deep Junior is the beginning of a new era in computer chess. Both >sides were under strict supervision and every aspect of each game was recorded. >As a result, we can see the strengths and shortcomings of the machines, and of >ourselves. This marks an important shift in the history of computer chess. We >are now moving away from corporate interests -- i.e., Man vs. Machine matches as >PR for companies like IBM -- and toward fair and documented procedures overseen >by the World Chess Federation. >[...] >What makes this new era so exciting is that there are many programs using >different techniques that produce distinct styles. Deep Junior is as different >from Deep Fritz as Kasparov is from Karpov. Chess offers the unique opportunity >to match human brains and machines. We cannot do this with mathematics or >literature; chess is a fascinating cognitive crossroads. > >Garry Kasparov" > > >http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=793 > > >w.b.r. >Otello "What makes this new era so exciting is that there are many programs using different techniques that produce distinct styles. Deep Junior is as different from Deep Fritz as Kasparov is from Karpov. " This statement is kind of interesting, because it argue that various styles do not converge on a single style as strength increases. That is, there might be no "strongest style." Perhaps various styles of play are conserved over the entire range of chess ability. This might be true if, beyond a certain level of ability, most games end in draws, no matter how many plies ahead you can see. Roger
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