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Subject: Re: Kasparov finally admitted DJ is stronger than Deeper Blue !

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 18:26:59 02/13/03

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On February 13, 2003 at 20:17:12, Pavel Blokhine wrote:

>On February 13, 2003 at 17:28:42, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On February 13, 2003 at 17:21:20, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>>
>>>And from the same source :
>>>"In 1997, when IBM terminated the Deep Blue project, the computer-chess field
>>>was left to talented enthusiasts. In the past five and a half years, new
>>>programming techniques have combined with superior chess knowledge to create a
>>>quality of machine chess that is far superior to that of Deep Blue."
>>>
>>>
>>>w.b.r.
>>>Otello
>>
>>
>>Unfortunately, because Deep Blue's records were never made public it is quite
>>useless to discuss the strength of Deep Blue vis-à-vis the strength of Deep
>>Junior. IBM said Deep Blue crushed other programs, but what value are these
>>statements without records?
>>
>>Yes, Deep Blue was 100 times faster, but so what? Sheer power means little in
>>chess because it is a mathematically near-infinite game. The only way to measure
>>the strength of a chess-playing computer is to analyze its moves. While putting
>>Deep Blue's six games to the test with current top programs -- Deep Junior and
>>Deep Fritz -- we discovered that they consistently play better than Deep Blue
>>
>>Yes, this is the only GM that can make this claim, NOT Kramnik, since Kramnik
>>din't play against Deeper Blue.
>>
>>Pichard.
>
>
>Pichard,
>
>Once again it's Deep Blue, not Deeper Blue as you're so persistant to write.
>Even Kasparov who, like you said has a doctorate in chess, referred to it as
>Deep Blue. So where do you get the Deeper from?

It was often referred to as Deeper Blue, by the press, chessplayers, etc.



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