Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 15:37:24 11/05/03
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On November 05, 2003 at 17:24:27, stuart taylor wrote: >Why can't the real interests and passions of the chess (computer) world be given >more consideration, in having Kasparov play something which has already been top >for some time, and is clearly reported to be stronger at next release, such as >Shredder? > >Kasparov already played fritz recently (or was it Kramnik? same thing really) >and both Fritz and Junior achieved the disgusting result (for their rivals) of a >draw each in matches against the two top humans. > >Why do we need more of that now? > >All we want to see now is that Kasparov is ripped to shreds from software, and >that will make us completely sure that computers are better from then on, and >then we won't need any more such matches. So in order to achieve this, wouldn't >it be better to have the best possible program against him? > >Do we have to waste another few years to see what we want to see? Isn't it >public inconvenience? > >If now he either draws again, or wins by half a point, wouldn't it be more >meaningful (showing that Kasparov is not beatable by a machine quite yet) if the >program he plays against is as much as possible stronger (and different) from >the last programs which Kasparov and Kamnik drew with? > >S.Taylor All these matches are show events with little sportive value. X3D,Chessbase and Kasparov are interested in maximizing the profit, therefore all those decisions. Thats business... Btw, even a 4-0 result for Fritz wouldn't make us completely sure that computers are better from then on. This is pure nonsense. Michael
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