Author: Jim Bond
Date: 16:29:36 11/06/03
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On November 05, 2003 at 18:33:14, Amir Ban wrote: >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 > >Stuart, why is this match necessary ? > >Let's see: > >Shredder is proven to be the strongest program. > >THEREFORE > >It is known that Shredder will kill Kasparov. > >THEREFORE > >No Shredder match is necessary. > >So what's wrong with letting us weaker guys play ? > >Amir Because it proves that there is a bias toward Shredder. There is a marketing strategy for weaker computer chess programs. It shows that the stronger do not get a chance to show for itself due monetary reasons. Your commercial program is not that strong after all. Jim
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