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Subject: wanted: perspectives on the future of chess

Author: andrew tanner

Date: 21:35:03 04/16/03


   I was wondering if people have come to the general consensus that computers
are increasingly becoming unbeatable and consequently the game may soon be
losing interest and support except for the famed "man v machine" contest. Of
course there will always be enthusiastic support from hobbyists, I am referring
specifically about the masses.
   Here is a typical scenario: A child plays his best friend and wins, then
proceeds to return home to his playstation where he gets clobbered even on the
easy levels by the tireless machine. Being a precocious youngster, he concludes
that "the only way to win is not to play" - excerpted from the movie "war Games"



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